Glaxo Says Its COVID-19 Antibody Treatment Effective Against Omicron

Glaxo Says Its COVID-19 Antibody Treatment Effective Against Omicron
Undated handout photo of sotrovimab. GlaxoSmithKline/PA
Tom Ozimek
By Tom Ozimek, Reporter
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British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said early-stage lab data shows its COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment, jointly developed with U.S. partner Vir Biotechnology, is effective against all mutations of the new Omicron strain.

Glaxo said in a Dec. 7 statement that new preclinical findings generated from in vitro testing of the drug, called sotrovimab, show that the treatment is effective against all 37 identified mutations to date in Omicron’s spike protein.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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