Mohali, May 30

An ‘antibody cocktail’ therapy was administered to a 72-year-old Covid positive patient at Fortis Hospital in Mohali today. The patient suffering from diabetes and a chronic disease had tested positive two days ago. He was administered one dose of the cocktail intravenously and is reportedly stable post-infusion.

The ‘antibody cocktail therapy’ is for those above the age of 65, who are isolating at home, have an SpO2 of 93, require no oxygen support, but are at a risk of developing a severe

form of the infection on account of their comorbidities such as obesity, diabetes, liver disease, heart ailments and chronic lung disease.

Dr Zafar Ahmed, Senior Consultant, Critical

Care, Pulmonology and Chest and Sleep Medicine, said: “The cocktail has casirivimab and imdevimab, which are monoclonal antibodies that specifically block the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, preventing the coronavirus attachment and entry into human cells.” — TNS