Drug maker Eli Lilly and Company said Wednesday it has asked U.S. officials to approve emergency use of an experimental antibody treatment for COVID-19. Lilly said early results of a study show the treatment reduced hospital emergency room visits for persons with mild or moderate forms of COVID-19. It said the therapy also reduced signs of the disease, the amount of the virus and length of hospital stays for such patients. The company announced the study’s partial results before a meeting with investors and the public. The findings have yet to be published or examined by independent scientists. The antibody treatment appears to work like one given to President Donald Trump last Friday. The treatment he took was developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. Both therapies are designed to connect human antibodies to the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and limit its ability to spread. The antibodies are usually given as a one-time treatment through intravenous therapy.
Title: Eli Lilly Seeks Approval for Experimental COVID-19 Antibody Drug
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4576/B.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Eli Lilly Seeks Approval for Experimental COVID-19 Antibody Drug' data-article-id='5103'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='14271'>Drug maker Eli Lilly and Company said Wednesday it has asked U.S. officials to approve emergency use of an experimental antibody treatment for COVID-19.</span> <span data-start-time='14271' data-end-time='28354'>Lilly said early results of a study show the treatment reduced hospital emergency room visits for persons with mild or moderate forms of COVID-19.</span> <span data-start-time='28354' data-end-time='39833'>It said the therapy also reduced signs of the disease, the amount of the virus and length of hospital stays for such patients.</span> <span data-start-time='39833' data-end-time='48521'>The company announced the study’s partial results before a meeting with investors and the public.</span> <span data-start-time='48521' data-end-time='55604'>The findings have yet to be published or examined by independent scientists.</span> <span data-start-time='55604' data-end-time='64313'>The antibody treatment appears to work like one given to President Donald Trump last Friday.</span> <span data-start-time='64313' data-end-time='70042'>The treatment he took was developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.</span> <span data-start-time='70042' data-end-time='82667'>Both therapies are designed to connect human antibodies to the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and limit its ability to spread.</span> <span data-start-time='82667' data-end-time='90604'>The antibodies are usually given as a one-time treatment through intravenous therapy.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4576/B.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=16015 data-hint-location='82667' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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