Regeneron Seeks the US FDA's EUA for REGN-COV2 Antibody Combination to Treat COVID-19
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- Regeneron has submitted a request to the US FDA seeking EUA for its REGN-COV2 investigational Ab regimen to treat COVID-19. If EUA is granted- the US govt. has committed to making REGN-COV2 available in the US at no cost and would be responsible for its distribution
- The company reported that there are doses available for ~50-000 patients and expects to have doses available for 300-000 patients in total within the next few months
- REGN-COV2 is a combination of two mAbs- REGN10933 & REGN10987- designed to block the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2. The company reported that a single 8g dose of REGN-COV2 was given to President Donald Trump following a compassionate-use request from doctors as part of a treatment regimen
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