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Eli Lilly says other COVID-19 antibody drug trials ongoing after study halted for safety concern

October 14, 2020
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By Carl O’Donnell and Michael Erman



a large building: FILE PHOTO: Eli Lilly logo is shown on one of their offices in San Diego

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FILE PHOTO: Eli Lilly logo is shown on one of their offices in San Diego

(Reuters) – Eli Lilly & Co on Wednesday said other trials of its experimental coronavirus antibody therapy remain on track after a government-run study testing the treatment in hospitalized COVID-19 patients was paused due to safety concerns.

Lilly said on Tuesday that an independent safety monitoring board requested a pause in the trial, called ACTIV-3, due to a potential safety issue.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is collaborating with Lilly on the trial, said the advisory board paused the trial after seeing a “difference in clinical status” between patients on Lilly’s drug on those who received a placebo, without providing further detail.

Lilly on Wednesday said the paused trial is distinct from others it is conducting because it focuses on hospitalized patients who are

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World MRSA Day – the Ongoing Global MRSA Epidemic | News

October 2, 2020
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MORRIS, Ill., Oct. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — “MRSA must immediately become a top political priority, people are dying and suffering needlessly,” states Jeanine Thomas, founder of World MRSA Day and MRSA Survivors Network. “Everyone is at risk for a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection just as the public is at risk for COVID -19.”

World MRSA Day – October 2 – World MRSA Awareness Month – October

The 12th Annual World MRSA Day, October 2 and World MRSA Awareness Month, October are designated annual awareness dates and draw critical attention to the global public health crisis. The ongoing MRSA Epidemic – A Call to Action is this year’s global theme.

In the United States MRSA patients can become financially ruined, chronically ill, permanently disabled and receive zero support or assistance from the federal government. Approximately 85% of all MRSA infections are acquired in healthcare facilities. Federal public

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