Antibody Therapies Vs. Omicron: Vir Stands Up But Regeneron And Lilly Fail

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New studies show Regeneron and Lilly’s leading COVID-19 antibody cocktails are ‘inactive’ against Omicron but there is better news for Vir, AstraZeneca and Adagio.

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The results suggest the most widely used antibody therapies are be 'inactive' against Omicron. • Source: Alamy

Fears that existing COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapies could have much diminished efficacy against the new rapidly spreading Omicron variant have been confirmed by initial tests – though, as predicted, one or two have retained some potency.

Four separate studies using pseudovirus assays were published as pre-prints this week, from academic research teams in Germany,

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