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The US Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it has revised its emergency use authorisation for Eli Lilly’s Covid antibody cocktail to cover its use after exposure to the virus in patients who are at high risk for progressing to severe disease.
The cocktail, bamlanivimab and etesevimab, is authorised for use in people 12 years and above with mild-to-moderate infection who are at high risk of progressing to severe Covid.
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