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FDA authorizes new monoclonal antibody treatment to fight omicron

Friday, February 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Food and Drug Administration has authorized a new monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19, shown to hold up against the omicron variant and BA.2 subvariant.The drug, called bebtelovimab from Eli Lilly, is a monoclonal therapy meant for COVID-19 patients as young as...

Moderna says its COVID booster increases antibody levels against omicron variant

Monday, December 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Moderna announced Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine booster increases antibody levels against the omicron variant within a month of getting the shot.In a lab study, the company gave 20 fully vaccinated participants a 50-microgram booster -- the current dose authorized by...

J&J vaccine booster shot raises antibody levels nine-fold, company says

Wednesday, August 25 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- In the midst of a delta variant surge, a new study finds that giving a booster dose of the Johnson & Johnson shot six months after primary vaccination results in a nine-fold increase of a crucial antibody response, according to a...

Monoclonal antibody treatment orders rapidly increasing in COVID surge states

Saturday, August 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The use of monoclonal antibodies as a way to prevent people from getting very sick with COVID-19 is rapidly increasing -- alongside the grim statistics on surging infection rates across the country.Federal health officials have seen a "significant increase" in the...

Sick COVID patients lie on floor at antibody treatment site in Florida

Friday, August 20 by ABC News

(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) -- The city of Jacksonville scrambled this week to increase the number of wheelchairs at state-run sites providing Regeneron's monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19, after an influx of patients came in need of care.The city disclosed the effort when asked about

Antibody cocktail may be answer for uncommon breakthrough COVID cases that put some at risk

Thursday, July 29 by ABC News

(UNITED STATES) -- While authorized vaccines have proven safe and effective in holding the line against COVID-19, they are not 100% effective. Reports of uncommon breakthrough cases among fully vaccinated Americans, coupled with the delta variant tearing through the country, threaten to undermine the...

What to know about antibody tests in a post-vaccine world

Saturday, July 24 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel once again warned consumers this week not to use commercial antibody tests to check whether or not they are immune to COVID-19. These tests, the panel said Thursday, are not consistent and can't be...

COVID survivors network launches site to help patients get antibody treatments

Monday, March 1 by ABC News

BY: IVAN PEREIRA, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — They survived the coronavirus and now they are paying it forward by giving current patients a fighting chance to share their story. The coalition, Survivor Corps, launched an online portal,