The FDA has recently issued major updates to the Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) for bamlanivimab and etesevimab administered together and REGEN-COV, both authorized for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in eligible patients. Please see the most recent FDA Fact Sheet (bamlanivimab and etesevimab) for Healthcare Providers.
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I’VE NEVER HAD COVID-19
Healthy people can help in the fight against the pandemic by volunteering for a clinical trial to find safe and effective new vaccines.
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People who have recovered can help in the fight against COVID-19 by donating plasma that can be used to treat hospitalized patients, especially those who have severe cases of the disease.
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People with the disease can help in the fight against COVID-19 by participating in a clinical trial to develop effective ways to treat the disease.
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HOW DO VACCINES WORK?
Simply put, a vaccine trains the immune system to recognize viruses, bacteria, and other germs, or pathogens, so the body can react. The human body produces special proteins called antibodies to fight germs like the virus that causes COVID-19. Vaccines introduce weakened or killed parts of pathogens, or elements that mimic their structure, into the body.
COVID-19 vaccines cause your body to safely develop antibodies that recognize and fight the coronavirus that causes the disease, greatly reducing the risk for full-scale infection.