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Antibody Therapies Take the Spotlight as Covid-19 ‘Plan B’

  • Lilly, Regeneron in the lead for a new kind of treatment
  • Regeneron shares at a record after Warp Speed backing
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An experimental antibody therapy to combat Covid-19 from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. got a shot of confidence from the U.S. government on Tuesday with a $450 million contractBloomberg Terminal to start amping up production.

With Regeneron and Eli Lilly & Co. expected to have results in the current quarter, the latest funding may signal a new plan of attack for President Donald Trump.