With the last monoclonal antibody treatment de-authorized, experts are focused on existing and new antivirals, new monoclonals, and convalescent plasma (again). MedTwitter
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But although monoclonal antibody treatments are off the table, at least for now, antiviral drugs — including Paxlovid — are still very much available, and some say underused. And on the prevention front, staying up to date with booster vaccines, masking, and taking other precautions should be stressed more, others say, regardless of the number of treatment options, and especially now, as cases rise and people gather for the winter holidays.
"What happened to bebtelovimab is no surprise," agreed Amesh Adalja, MD, senior scholar at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security."This is what is going to happen when you are targeting a virus that mutates a lot."
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