Head of Clinical Care at the World Health Organisation, Dr. Janet Diaz, says Regeneron antibody drug cocktail Casirivimab and Imdevimab, has been added to WHO list of treatments for COVID-19 patients.reports that the latest addition to WHO’s list of treatment for COVID-19 was reported on UN website on Friday.
“This is our first recommendation for a therapeutic for those patients with mild, moderate disease, this is because it reduces “the need for hospitalisation if they are at high risk,’’ Diaz said. She said that the antibody therapy was granted emergency use authorisation in the United States November in 2020 after it was used to treat former President Donald Trump when he was admitted to hospital with the virus.
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