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Bamlanivimab is a monoclonal antibody developed by AbCellera Biologics and Eli Lilly as a treatment for COVID-19. [8] The medication was granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in November 2020, [9] [10] [11] and the EUA was revoked in April 2021.
In February 2021, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for bamlanivimab and etesevimab administered together for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in people twelve years of age or older weighing at least 40 kilograms (88 lb) who test positive for SARS‑CoV‑2 and who are at high risk for progressing to severe COVID-19.
Eli Lilly's (LLY) combination of its COVID-19 antibodies bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) plus etesevimab (LY-CoV016) reduces COVID-19-related hospitalizations and deaths by 70%.
In January 2021, the United States agreed to purchase 1.25 million doses of the drug for $2.625 billion, at $2,100 per dose. [29] [30] On 14 September, another 1.4 million doses were purchased for the same price, totaling $2.94 billion. [31] In January 2021, the German government purchased 200,000 doses for €400 million at €2,000 per dose. [32]
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The Biden Administration announced it purchased 600,000 treatment courses of the new Eli Lilly monoclonal antibody, bebtelovimab, that works against Omicron on Thursday, Feb. 10. See: Biden Admin...
The first dose was administered on 22 March and by April 4, the 48,000 participants had received their first dose, [30] [31] and second doses started being administered from April 5. [ 32 ] [ better source needed ] Third doses have started being administered on 19 April [ 33 ] [ 34 ] [ 35 ] and on May 1, adherence to the three-dose protocol was ...
In return, the firms commit to provide further doses at a small price, close to the cost of production. In the example, the pharmaceutical companies which develop an eligible vaccine would benefit from the high $15 price for the first 200 million doses, but would have to provide all further doses at a low price, like $1 per dose. [2]