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Eli Lilly to supply COVID-19 antibody therapy to low-income countries

13 October, 2020

Eli Lilly has announced an agreement with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for potential supply of its experimental antibody treatments for COVID-19 to low and middle-income countries.

As part of the deal, Lilly said make antibody therapies available to lower-income countries prior to April 2021, but did not elaborate on the number of doses.

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Eli Lilly to supply COVID-19 antibody therapy to low-income countries

13 October, 2020

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