AstraZeneca Covid-19 drug neutralises Omicron sub-variants, says lab study


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AstraZeneca said on Monday its antibody-based cocktail to prevent and treat Covid-19 retained neutralising activity against Omicron coronavirus variants, including the highly contagious BA. 2 sub-variant, in an independent lab study. This is the first data looking at the impact of AstraZeneca’s Evusheld treatment on “cousins” of the Omicron variant following a recent global spike in cases. The Anglo-Swedish drug maker said in December that another lab study found that Evusheld retained neutralising activity against Omicron. Data from the latest study by Washington University in the United States showed the therapy reduced the amount of virus detected in samples –...