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New studies are offering additional reassurance that AstraZeneca's monoclonal antibody drug works against omicron.
AstraZeneca announced last week that its antibody drug would likely retain protection against omicron. These studies add to that growing evidence. There are three monoclonal antibody treatments currently authorized to treat people who already have COVID-19. Two of those treatments -- those made by Eli Lilly and Regeneron -- appear to have very little activity against omicron. A third treatment, made by Vir and GlaxoSmithKline, appears to work against omicron but is currently in short supply. The companies are working to scale up production.
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