Inhaled antibody drug for COVID-19 clears coronavirus in animals

Inhaled antibody drug for COVID-19 clears coronavirus in animals

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Fierce Biotech
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Aridis Pharmaceuticals is working on an inhaled neutralizing antibody for COVID-19 dubbed AR-711, which was discovered using samples from patients who had recovered from COVID-19. The drug successfully cleared signs of SARS-CoV-2 virus from infected hamsters at a far lower dose compared with other experimental monoclonal antibodies, according to results published on preprint site bioRxiv.