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GSK/Vir’s Xevudy Begins EU Review For COVID-19

EMA Issues Scientific Opinion On Molnupiravir

 
• By Ian Schofield

Things are happening very quickly on the COVID-19 front, with sotrovimab, molnupiravir, Paxlovid and Novaxovid all under EU review for marketing authorization or emergency use, and EMA decisions expected on boosters and the use of vaccines in younger age groups.

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Several vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 are under review in the EU • Source: Alamy

The European Medicines Agency has begun evaluating an approval application from GlaxoSmithKline and Vir for their monoclonal antibody, Xevudy (sotrovimab), for treating adults and adolescents with COVID-19 who do not require supplemental oxygen therapy and are at increased risk of progressing to severe disease.

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