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Update on AZD7442 STORM CHASER trial in post-exposure prevention of symptomatic COVID-19

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AstraZeneca today announced results from the STORM CHASER trial assessing the safety and efficacy of AZD7442, a long-acting antibody (LAAB) combination, for the prevention of symptomatic COVID-19 in participants recently exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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Clinical Catch-Up: January 18-22 | BioSpace

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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), of bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) decreased the risk of COVID-19 among residents and staff of long-term care facilities, i.e., nursing homes. It is a virus-based therapeutic vaccine that encodes neoantigens picked by NEC’s Neoantigen Prediction System.

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bamlanivimab and etesevimab together for treatment of COVID-19 in the U.S.

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1.429 California strain that currently accounts for 50 percent of the virus in California and over 10 percent across a number of additional states. However, sites of care should not dispose of bamlanivimab supply; instead, they should order etesevimab to pair with it. All sites in the U.S. In the U.S.,

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Bamlanivimab alone with the U.S. government and is focusing on supply of bamlanivimab and etesevimab together

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It is designed to block viral attachment and entry into human cells, thus neutralizing the virus, potentially treating COVID-19. A Phase 3 study of bamlanivimab alone or bamlanivimab and etesevimab together in residents and staff at long-term care facilities (BLAZE-2, NCT04497987 ) is also ongoing.

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U.S. CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommends Vaccination with Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine for Persons 18 Years and Older

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Today’s ACIP recommendation follows the December 1, 2020 ACIP recommendation for a Phase 1a rollout in which the first priority for COVID-19 vaccines is given to healthcare personnel treating patients and residents in long-term care facilities. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for review and adoption.

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Lilly plans donation of COVID-19 therapies to Direct Relief for use in low- and lower-middle-income countries | Eli Lilly and Company

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About OLUMIANT ® (baricitinib) OLUMIANT, a once-daily, oral JAK inhibitor was discovered by Incyte and licensed to Lilly. It is designed to block viral attachment and entry into human cells, thus neutralizing the virus, potentially treating COVID-19. It is approved in the U.S.

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Lilly’s Neutralizing Antibody Bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for the Treatment of Recently Diagnosed COVID-19

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. “The BLAZE-1 data show bamlanivimab, when given early in the disease course, may help patients clear the virus and reduce COVID-related hospitalizations, supporting our belief that neutralizing antibodies can be an important therapeutic option for patients fighting this virus,” said Daniel Skovronsky, M.D.,