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As COVID-19 case numbers began to increase in Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, and Denton counties in December, health officials across the region announced their first cases detected of the new variant.UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas verified one such case.

Doctors are warning that the two standard drugs theyve used to fight COVID-19 are unlikely to work against the Omicron variant, raising concerns about treatment options as the variant spreads. 

Omicron may sideline two leading drugs against COVID-19

The omicron variant of the coronavirus makes up nearly 3% of COVID-19 cases in the US. The CDC has detected the new strain in 43 states. Latest news.

The omicron variant of the coronavirus makes up nearly 3% of COVID-19 cases in the US. The CDC has detected the new strain in 43 states. Latest news.

For more than a year antibody drugs from Regeneron and Eli Lilly have been the go-to treatments for early COVID-19, thanks to their ability to head off severe disease and keep patients out of the hospital. But laboratory testing suggests the drugs will be much less potent against omicron.  

The rapidly-spreading omicron variant may soon leave U.S. doctors without two of the standard treatments they’ve used to fight COVID-19.

The omicron variant of the coronavirus makes up nearly 3% of COVID-19 cases in the US. The CDC has detected the new strain in 43 states. Latest news.

The rapidly spreading Omicron variant may soon leave U.S. doctors without two of the standard treatments they’ve used to fight COVID-19.

WASHINGTON (AP) — As strained U.S. hospitals brace for a new surge of COVID-19 cases...