The antibody cocktail given to Donald Trump when he was struck down with COVID-19 last year appears to lose some effectiveness when faced with the heavily mutated Omicron variant.
The Wall Street Journal first reported on the results of preliminary tests from drugmaker Regeneron that appear to show a faded effectiveness of its antibody treatment against Omicron when compared to earlier mutations. However, Regeneron said it won’t be able to say exactly how big of an impact the variant has on its treatment until further testing is carried out in the next few weeks. Dr. George Yancopoulos, Regeneron’s president, said the company is already testing alternative antibodies that could tackle Omicron if it is proven to cause a significant loss of efficacy.
“What we have to admit is, in the course of the past six days, our urgency has increased,” Yancopoulos told the newspaper. “What started out as a backup plan has now been made a lot more urgent.” Antibody cocktails are the only drugs that have been authorized to treat patients infected with COVID-19. Read more at The Wall Street Journal.
{Matzav.com}
I had a few cocktails at a chasunah last week, and while I DID feel pretty high initially, I must say that within an hour, the potency wore off. So I would agree, based on my own experience, that cocktails can lose their potency pretty quickly. My advice would be to go with the ole’ tested ‘screwdriver’; you can’t go wrong with that one. Just make sure in advance that you will have someone else drive you home; don’t drink and drive. Stay safe.
Lol. Zeyr gut gezuckt.
Why is Israel closed when Sweden isn’t?
Aren’t Jews suppose to be smarter than this?
Well, we are, but brainwashing has quite an impact on us.
With antibiotic treatment, HCQ, and more. Why is Israel closed all of a sudden?
You don’t hear about people demanding Flu vaccine mandates, but Covid? It just doesn’t make sense.