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UK approves AstraZeneca’s antibody-based COVID-19 treatment
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The Arab News reported, citing Reuters, Britain’s medicines regulator said on Thursday it had approved AstraZeneca’s antibody-based COVID-19 treatment for patients with poor immune response, marking a major step in the fight against the pandemic.

Tthe Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said, the decision to grant approval for the treatment was endorsed by the government’s independent expert scientific advisory body after reviewing the evidence.

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AstraZeneca’s antibody cocktail, branded Evusheld, has already been authorized in the United States to prevent COVID-19 infections in individuals with weak immune systems or a history of severe side effects from coronavirus vaccines. 

Source: arabnews