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2. Ely Lilly's is an infusion.

Thu Jan 28, 2021, 04:29 PM

Jan 2021

The drugs are hard to deliver, requiring a one-hour infusion followed by one to two hours of observation. And the people who need monoclonal antibodies are at the most contagious stage of disease, making it tricky to deliver the drugs in facilities like cancer or dialysis centers that commonly deliver medication by infusion.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/12/21/monoclonal-antibodies-covid-19-donald-trump-regeneron-lilly/3895201001/

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Regeneron Antibody Drug Temporarily Protects Against Covid-19, Preliminary Data Show [View all] question everything Jan 2021 OP

I'm skeptical about regeneron being a vaccine replacement Midnightwalk Jan 2021 #1

Ely Lilly's is an infusion. question everything Jan 2021 #2

Thanks Midnightwalk Jan 2021 #3