Canada signs agreement with AstraZeneca on preventative COVID-19 treatment – CTV
February 23, 2022
OTTAWA — The Canadian government has signed an agreement with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to procure 100,000 doses of a COVID-19 antibody therapy that’s still under review by Health Canada.
A release from Public Services and Procurement Canada says the antibody therapy, called Evusheld, is a pre-exposure preventative for COVID-19.
Evusheld is under review by Health Canada for use in specific high-risk patient populations, such as people who are immunocompromised.
The U.S.-based Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for the product in December.
The FDA says the drug is only authorized for people who are not currently infected with COVID-19 and who are either moderately to severely immunocompromised or have a history of severe adverse reactions to a COVID-19 vaccine.
