AstraZeneca's antibody drug for Covid-19 treatment to arrive in Singapore by end of the year


The antibody drug is able to reduce the risk of severe Covid-19 or death by 88 per cent. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Dec 10 (The Straits Times/ANN): Supplies of AstraZeneca's antibody drug for the treatment of Covid-19 are expected to arrive by the end of the year, after Singapore signed a new purchase agreement with the drugmaker.

Known as Evusheld, the drug cocktail is a combination of two "long" antibodies - which take longer to metabolise in the body and can provide longer-lasting protection for up to a year, compared with monoclonal antibodies.

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