Eli Lilly is testing a way to prevent covid-19 that’s not a vaccine Antibodies could create immunit

urses and patients in some US assisted living facilities will receive an antibody drug to prevent covid-19 infection, according to drug company Eli Lilly.

The drug: Early in the coronavirus pandemic, companies searched the blood of covid-19 survivors for potent antibodies against the novel virus. Eli Lilly’s drug is one of these Y shaped proteins—it’s a natural antibody manufactured at larger scale.

The trial: To carry out the study, which will involve 2,400 people, Lilly will work with the National Institutes of Health to target nursing homes with covid-19 outbreaks. In some areas, elderly residents in nursing homes account for the majority of covid-19 deaths.

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RAMOSS said:

Eli Lilly is testing a way to prevent covid-19 that’s not a vaccine | MIT Technology Review

Let's see if this works, and if it does, how good it works and it's cost.

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