UK approves GSK drug that appears effective against Omicron

By VARINDIA - 2021-12-03

British regulators approved a GlaxoSmithKline drug to treat those at high risk of developing severe Covid-19 symptoms which appears effective against the new Omicron variant.

Preclinical data showed that the drug retains activity against key mutations of the new Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant. It is a monoclonal antibody, a type of protein that attaches to the spike protein of the coronavirus, reducing its ability to enter the body's cells.

A single dose of the drug was found to reduce the risk of hospitalisation and death by 79 percent in high-risk adults with symptomatic COVID-19 infection.

Testing is ongoing "to confirm the neutralising activity of sotrovimab against the combination of all the Omicron mutations with the intent to provide an update by the end of 2021."

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