FDA -- On Sept. 16, the FDA revised the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for bamlanivimab and etesevimab, administered

together, to include an emergency use as post-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) for COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients (12 years of age and older weighing at least 40 kilograms) who are at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19, including hospitalization or death. 

Bamlanivimab and etesevimab, administered together, is not authorized for pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent COVID-19 before being exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus -- only after exposure to the virus. Bamlanivimab and etesevimab, administered together, should only be used as post-exposure prophylaxis for specific patient populations. 

Prophylaxis with bamlanivimab and etesevimab, administered together, is not a substitute for vaccination against COVID-19. FDA has approved one vaccine and authorized others to prevent COVID-19 and serious clinical outcomes caused by COVID-19, including hospitalization and death. FDA urges you to get vaccinated, if you are eligible. 

Bamlanivimab/etesevimab is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies,


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