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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.
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use authorization (EUA) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in November 2020, [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] and the EUA was revoked in April 2021.
Similar to how flu shots are updated each year, the FDA gave COVID-19 vaccine makers a new recipe for this fall. The updated shots have a single target, an omicron descendant named XBB.1.5. It’s ...
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, also known as Spikevax, [318] is an mRNA vaccine [319] produced by the American company Moderna, the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations.
The year 2020 will forever be known as the year of COVID-19. But in many ways -- including the big ones of death and money -- America took a bigger hit in 2021. The price tag for the vaccines...
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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]
That company, Moderna, is expected to raise the price of its COVID-19 vaccine booster to $130 per dose when the health emergency ends in May, The Hill reported. That’s up from a current cost of ...