Only One Antibody Treatment Working with Omicron Variant of Covid-19

January 5, 2022

The only tool to prevent already-COVID positive patients from ending up in the hospital is now even more limited than it was before.

Early reports suggest just one brand of antibody treatments is effective against the rapidly spreading omicron variant. Sotromivab is up to 1,000-times more effective against the dominating strain than the other two brands on the market.

The other brands, previously used to prevent severe illness from other strains, is so ineffective against omicron, providers are being told to stop using them altogether.

Lucky Knott

One of Southern Tennessee's most experienced and recognized news broadcasters and play-by-play sportscasters. News and Sports Director for Rooster 101.5 FM, 93.9 The Duck and Whiskey Country 105.1, and 95.9. He is currently the play-by-play voice of the Coffee County Red Raiders (31 years) on The Rooster 101.5 and can be heard M-F broadcasting our local news. Lucky has done play-by-play for 3,993 (and counting) sports events on Radio & TV. He also served four years as the Public Information Officer for the Coffee Co. Sheriff's Dept. and taught Radio/TV for six years at Grundy County High School.