FDA authorizes new drug to protect immune compromised from Covid-19

(By Jason Mast for STAT)

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized a new antibody to protect immunocompromised individuals against Covid-19.

The drug, known as Pemgarda and marketed by the biotech Invivyd, is the first such drug to become available since the agency pulled AstraZeneca’s Evusheld off the market in January 2023. New Omicron variants had rendered Evusheld ineffective. Continue reading here…

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