Coronavirus Treatments Could Be Ready in Months: Executives

Coronavirus Treatments Could Be Ready in Months: Executives
Flanked by Vice President Mike Pence (L) and Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, President Donald Trump leads a meeting with the White House Coronavirus Task Force and pharmaceutical executives in Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on March 2, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Treatments for the new coronavirus could be ready in months, pharmaceutical executives told President Donald Trump at the White House.

Regeneron’s treatment could be produced as soon as August, Lenny Schleifer, the founder and CEO of Regeneron, said. The company uses antibodies, or proteins produced by plasma cells, to counteract diseases. It’s using the same technology it used to develop a cure for Ebola.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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