Leading the
healthcare sector by example, Abu Dhabi has become the first city in the world
to get the revolutionary coronavirus treatment on Friday. The is a part of an
advanced medical unit which has made it possible for the UAE capital to get a
treatment which can be used to treat specific cases of coronavirus.
This is special
treatment ment for certain people who are in more danger than the others once
infected with the virus. Since the outbreak of coronavirus, the World Health
Organisation has released a certain section of people who are more prone to
getting infected and this treatment is meant for those people.
The drug used in
the process contains monoclonal antibodies, which will be administered
intravenously. They can be used for adults and children above 12 years of age
who meet the eligibility criteria and are at more risk than the others.
The Abu Dhabi
Health Department had agreed to get the antiviral drug as it partnered with
GlaxoSmithKline for the extraordinary treatment plan. The drug is called
Sotrovimb and Abi Dhabi received the first shipment of the Antiviral drug on
June 15. As per the clinical trials conducted till now, it has been found out
that clinical trials might be avoided.
Even for severe
cases, the drug prevents hospitalisation and there are 85 percent chances that
this drug could benefit the most vulnerable groups. One of the highlights of
this drug is that it can be used to treat all the knon mutated forms of the
virus that have occurred till date.
The drug got approved by the US Food and Drug
Administration following which the UAE health ministry gave its nod for
emergence use of the drug. Other than that, the top officials also stressed
that Abu Dhabi will continue to make efforts to stay in top in the list of
nations best at dealing with pandemic attacks.
The promise was given by the under secretary of the
UAE health department Dr Jama Mohammed Kaabi who also assured the citizens that
the city will continue to treat their safety as its top priority. Abu Dhabi
based company Rafed was the one to procure the medicine in the city. The
company’s CEO Rashd Al Qubaisi said that Sotrovimab is a breakthrough product
and it will be extremely beneficial in the fight against Covid-19
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