The FDA has revised its emergency use authorization (EUA) for two monoclonal antibody combinations to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19 because they are not effective against the dominant Omicron variant.
, which recently advised against use of the drugs due to reduced activity against Omicron and because real-time testing to identify rare, non-Omicron variants is not readily available.
“Because data show these treatments are highly unlikely to be active against the Omicron variant, which is circulating at a very high frequency throughout the United States, these treatments are not authorized for use in any U.S.
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