AstraZeneca Seeks U.S. Emergency Approval for Covid Antibody

  • U.K. drugmaker aims to sell drug cocktail to prevent infection
  • Antibody could add to growing options beyond just vaccines
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AstraZeneca Plc submitted its antibody cocktail for U.S. emergency approval to prevent Covid-19 infection as therapeutic options for the pandemic broaden beyond vaccination.

It’s the first regulatory filing for the medicine, which was 77% effective in preventing symptomatic Covid in a clinical trial that included patients with high-risk factors for severe infection.