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FDA Halts Use of Most Monoclonal Antibodies for COVID Treatment
The monoclonal antibody combinations bamlanivimab/etesevimab and casirivimab/imdevimab (REGEN-COV) should only be used for COVID-19 patients exposed to variants other than Omicron, the FDA said on Monday. The agency revised the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the two antibody cocktails for use "only when the patient is likely to have been infected with or exposed to…
Do Monoclonal Antibodies Help COVID Patients?
As COVID deaths continue to spike across the U.S.—primarily among unvaccinated populations—newly developed treatments for the disease are again receiving attention. Monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapies are among the most effective. In this treatment, patients are infused with high concentrations of antibodies specifically engineered to fight SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID. These treatments have been…