DONALD GETS ONE DOSE OF ANTIBODY FOR COVID

  • 03/10/2020

President Donald Trump has been given an experimental antibody drug described as one of the most promising approaches to preventing serious illness from a Covid-19 infection.Its maker, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., said the company agreed to supply a single dose, given through an IV, for Mr Trump at the request of his physicianunder “compassionate use” provisions, when an experimental medicine is provided on a case-by-case emergency basis, while studies of it continue.The new drug is in late-stage testing and its safety and effectiveness are not yet known.No treatment has yet proved able to prevent serious illness after a coronavirus infection.

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