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What monoclonal antibodies are – and why we need them as well as a vaccine

  • Written by Rodney E. Rohde, Professor Clinical Laboratory Science, Texas State University
imageY-shaped proteins called antibodies are vital for attacking and destroying the virus.Dr_Microbe/Getty Images

When President Trump was diagnosed with COVID-19, one of the cutting-edge experimental therapies he received was a mixture of monoclonal antibodies. But now a vaccine may soon be available. So are other therapies necessary or valuable? And...

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