US Restricts Use of GSK/Vir’s Xevudy, Deemed ‘Unlikely’ To Help Against Rising Omicron Variant

Lilly And AstraZeneca Antibodies Retain Potency

The constantly mutating SARS-CoV-2 has evaded yet another antibody therapy, but Vir and GSK hope that a higher dose of Xevudy could retain some efficacy against BA.2.   

Vir Biotechnology offices San Francisco
The US government has bought around $1.9bn worth of Xevudy so far, but further sales are in jeopardy following the results in BA.2. • Source: Alamy

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