The only monoclonal antibody treatment that is effective against the surging Omicron variant is in short supply. Learn more:
450,000 doses of sotrovimab and began shipments in the fall. But shipments were halted when Omicron emerged because health authorities wanted to preserve the supply until they knew how seriously to take the threat of the new variant,When it became clear that Omicron was not going away, the government allocated 55,000 doses to states,The manufacturer is expected to make and deliver 300,000 more doses to the United States.
Meanwhile, hospitals are deciding whether or not to keep giving the Eli Lilly and Regeneron treatments to patients, because they’re not effective against Omicron. Administrators at NewYork-Presbyterian, N.Y.U. Langone and Mount Sinai hospitals said the hospitals will stop giving the Eli Lilly and Regeneron treatments,Regeneron and Eli Lilly say they’re developing monoclonal antibodies that will work against Omicron, though they won’t be available for months.on Wednesday gave emergency authorization for an antiviral produced by Pfizer called Paxlovid – the first oral monoclonal antibody.
Paxlovid won’t be immediately available to help people infected with Omicron because current supplies are limited.CDC. “Variant proportions” GlaxoSmithKline. “GSK and Vir Biotechnology announce United States government agreements to purchase sotrovimab, a COVID-19 treatment”© 2021 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved.
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