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The neutralizing antibody, LY-CoV555, protects against SARS-CoV-2 infection in nonhuman primates

Bryan E. Jones, Patricia L. Brown-Augsburger, Kizzmekia S. Corbett and 54 more

Science Translational Medicine · 2021 · CC BY

doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.abf1906

Abstract

LY-CoV555, a SARS-CoV-2 spike protein–specific antibody, neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 and protects the airways of nonhuman primates against infection.

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