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It is hoped that Dr. Omi’s slides from 2020 are updated for two reasons. First, to demonstrate to the rest of the world that Japan is constantly assessing the latest science concerning the novel coronavirus. The second reason, probably more important, is to reassure the Japanese and English-speaking public that the government of Japan, based on its accumulated knowledge, is doing all it can to protect and promote the well-being of its citizens.
A slide presentation from June 1, 2020, on Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) website concerns Japan’s initial response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The main author of the slides, Dr. Shigeru Omi, was, and still is, chairman of the “Government Advisory Panel on COVID-19,” a non-governmental panel of specialists.
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The development of drugs to treat COVID-19 is accelerating. Of particular interest are drugs that use “neutralizing antibodies” to prevent the virus from multiplying.
These antibodies are artificially produced using gene recombination technology, and, when administered to patients, can defend against severe cases of the disease.
While this type of drug is already being used in other countries, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) is expected to approve an “antibody cocktail therapy” developed by United States- and Europe-based pharmaceutical companies and marketed by Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. before the end of July.
With seemingly no end to the pandemic in sight, many hope this “wonder drug” will prove to be a game-changer.