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FDA grants emergency authorization for Lilly antibody treatment

The emergency authorization, which FDA released Monday, allows the drug to be used in adults and children over the age of 12 with mild to moderate Covid-19 symptoms who are at high risk of progressing to severe disease or requiring hospitalization. Lilly has  from a late-stage trial showing that the antibody reduces the amount of virus in a person's body, and seems to speed recovery.