Who can use special medicine?

The news that China's first anti-coronavirus specific drug has been approved for marketing is encouraging

The special medicine is here, who can use it? how to use? Can it be used for prevention? Can it replace the vaccine? In response to public concerns, Zhang Linqi, professor of Tsinghua University School of Medicine and director of the Global Health and Infectious Diseases Research Center and the AIDS Comprehensive Research Center, responded

Special effect medicine, where is the special effect

Where are the special effects? How effective is it against the new coronavirus?

Zhang Linqi said: "From a strict medical definition, a specific effect refers to its specificity and the excellent effect achieved on the basis of specificity

"Our drug is a combination of two antibodies, that is, the two drugs are used at the same time and exert their effects

Does the specific medicine have a preventive effect?

Can specific medicines be used for prevention?

The reporter combed and found that although the new crown neutralizing antibody is mostly regarded as a therapeutic drug from a global perspective, in the United States, Junshi Bio’s neutralizing antibody therapy JS016 and LY- developed by Eli Lilly and AbCellera Canada CoV555 constitutes a combination therapy, and after being authorized for emergency use, it is also approved for post-exposure prophylaxis

Zhang Linqi said: "This approval for the above-mentioned drugs does not include indications for prevention, but we have made some modifications and antibodies to the combined antibody therapy.

"But if a person has many basic diseases, or immune diseases are not suitable for vaccinations, antibodies are very effective

What is the effect of the specific medicine on the mutant strain?

Recently, the constantly emerging variants of the new coronavirus have aroused widespread concern and concern

"Virus mutations are inevitable

"An important task for us now is to understand the law of virus mutation and the ability of our antibodies to inhibit the virus

With the special medicine, do you still need to get a vaccine?

The special medicine is here, do you still need to get a vaccine?

In response to this problem, Zhang Linqi said: “For any disease, prevention is the most important thing.

"Before our drugs and vaccines do not meet the particularly ideal expectations, public health measures are also crucial, including wearing masks and maintaining social distancing,