Regeneron And Lilly Are Back With Better COVID-19 Antibody Data – But Still Face Medical Skepticism
New Variants Also Make SARS-CoV2 A Moving Target
Executive Summary
After disappointing initially, Lilly and Regeneron are back with compelling data for their monoclonal antibody products, but still face challenges from new COVID-19 variants and medical skepticism.
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