An experimental drug protects COVID-19 patients, drug maker Eli Lilly claims

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An experimental drug protects COVID19 patients, drug maker Eli Lilly claims | via nytimes

A single infusion of an experimental drug has markedly reduced levels of the coronavirus in newly infected patients and lowered the chances that they would need hospitalization, the drug’s maker announced Wednesday.

Levels of the coronavirus plummeted among participants who received the drug, and their symptoms were fewer, compared with those who got the placebo. Other companies, too, are developing monoclonal antibodies to combat the coronavirus, he noted: “This is the opening of a door.” Eli Lilly is also testing the drug in nursing homes to see if it prevents infections in residents and staff members.

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