Monday, April 20, 2020

Antibody Treatments May Be the Best Hope Against the Virus Until a Vaccine


Regeneron’s drug cocktail could be tested in humans by summer and be saving lives by fall
Antibody treatments won’t eliminate the need for a vaccine. They might not work on critically ill patients. And as a prophylactic, the drug would likely have to be given every couple of months. It wouldn’t be practical to treat all high-risk people with regular antibody infusions. But the treatments might help communities return to a seminormal state until a vaccine is finally available. Bloomberg .

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