LATEST: The WHO says that preliminary data indicates hospitalizations in South Africa remain low, offering 'signs of hope,' despite fact that omicron variant is spreading rapidly and weekly COVID-19 cases on the African continent have surged by 93%.
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Furthermore, data from the same two-week period from one of the South African health districts most impacted by omicron show that out of more than 1,200 hospital admissions related to COVID-19, there were 98 patients receiving supplemental oxygen and only four on ventilators. The WHO cautioned that the data is"very preliminary with a small sample size and most of the people admitted to the health facilities were under the age of 40.
The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first monoclonal antibody therapy for use before COVID-19 exposure. AstraZeneca told ABC News it is testing the product against the new omicron variant and is"hopeful" that it will hold up against it. Results are expected to become available"within weeks," the company said. So far, Evusheld has been found to neutralize all previous COVID-19 variants of concern, it said.
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