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Covid-19: AstraZeneca drug cocktail reduces deaths and severe cases – manufacturer

British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca on Monday, October 11, announced that it has achieved positive results in phase 3 trials of a new drug cocktail, a combination of long-acting antibodies (LAAB), in the treatment against Covid-19. The drug has been named AZD7442.

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    RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to the company, there was a "statistically significant" reduction in severe cases and deaths in non-hospitalized patients who took the drug compared to those given a placebo.

    In its global release on the results, the drugmaker detailed that a total of 90% of trial subjects enrolled were from high risk populations of progressing to a severe form of Covid-19, including those with comorbidities such as cancer, diabetes, obesity, and lung disease, among others.

    "The trial met the primary outcome, with a 600 milligram (mg) dose of AZD7442 administered by intramuscular (IM) injection reducing . . .

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