Covid-19, widening access to a treatment that early data suggests is effective in keeping people infected with the coronavirus out of the hospital.The Food and Drug Administration authorized the treatment, called bamlanivimab, for use against mild-to-moderate Covid-19 in adult and pediatric patients, the agency said on its website.Shares of Eli Lilly gained 4.5% in late trading on Monday.
Through the close, the stock had advanced 8.3% so far this year.The clearance gives doctors an option for tackling the virus in high-risk patients before they’re sick enough to require hospitalization.