AstraZeneca’s new antibody therapy reduced the risk of people developing Covid-19 symptoms by 77% in a late-stage trial, putting the drugmaker on track to offer protection to those who respond poorly to vaccines.
The company said on Friday that 75% of the participants in the trial for the therapy – two types of antibodies discovered by Vanderbilt University Medical Center – had chronic conditions including some with a lower immune response to vaccinations.
Similar therapies made with a drug class called monoclonal antibodies which mimic naturally occurring immune system proteins are being developed by Regeneron, Eli Lilly and GlaxoSmithKline with partner Vir.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/20/astrazenecas-antibody-therapy-prevents-covid-study-shows.html
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