(CNN)The US government in coordination with Eli Lilly said it will no longer distribute the Covid-19 monoclonal antibody therapy bamlanivimab for use on its own. The halt is due to the “sustained increase” in coronavirus variants in the United States.
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Bamlanivimab can still be used with etesevimab, another monoclonal antibody treatment developed by Eli Lilly. In combination, the two Eli Lilly treatments seem to work against coronavirus variants.
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Lilly is currently working with Amgen to scale up the manufacturing of etesevimab
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