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Companies test antibody drugs to help treat and prevent coronavirus ahead of a vaccine

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RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updatesThese drugs are believed to last for a month or more and could give quick, temporary immunity to people at high risk of infection, such as health workers and housemates of someone with COVID-19.

If they proved effective and if a vaccine doesn't materialize or protect as hoped, the drugs might eventually be considered for wider use, perhaps for teachers or other groups.AdvertisementThey’re also being tested as treatments, to help the immune system and prevent severe symptoms or death.“The hope there is to target people who are in the first week of their illness and that we can treat them with the antibody and prevent them from getting sick,” said Dr.

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