“The FDA granted emergency authorization to a new treatment for patients with the COVID-19 coronavirus infection this week. The drug is a monoclonal antibody therapy approved for mild to moderate infections in patients over the age of 12. But people are having a hard time getting past one part of the experimental medication from Eli Lilly. It’s the name: Bamlanivimab. Twitter users had some thoughts: Congrats to David Lee Roth for winning Eli Lilly’s \”Name Our Covid-19 Drug\” contest! https://t.co/2Zs7nt1WrV— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) November 10, 2020 oh, black bettybamlanivimabwhoa, black bettybamlanivimab https://t.co/gcczy22rrN— Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) November 10, 2020 Top 5 Lovecraft Gods Ranked: 1. Shub-Niggurath2. Cthulhu3. Yog-Sothoth4. Hastur the Unspeakable5. Bamlanivimab https://t.co/TRs6XRi08y— Ben Schwartz (@benschwartz_) November 10, 2020 it’s like they wrote “the drug is called” and suddenly something terrible happened https://t.co/ZvshF3qt3L— rachel axler (@rachelaxler) November 10, 2020 The hottest club in New York is BAMLANIVIMAB. It has everything. https://t.co/rhqmkd2Usm— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) November 10, 2020 “I put my thang down flip it and reverse it, it’s your bamlanivimab, it’s your bamlanivimab” https://t.co/lf37M8t3p7— Robin Thede (@robinthede) November 10, 2020 no Im sorry you do not get to name the plague therapy \”bamlanivimab\” https://t.co/WdCCHDIL8Y— Citizen Shane (@ShaneSheehy) November 10, 2020 How the fuck do you pronounce \”bamlanivimab\” https://t.co/PP0sDTvgX3— 💙 Koko 🥁 💙 (@Kokomothegreat) November 10, 2020 \”Bamlanivimab! Tastes just like candy.\” -Lucille Ball, drunk https://t.co/EtimKNoiR2— Louis Virtel (@louisvirtel) November 10, 2020 Bamlanivimab. So close to being a palindrome that you have to wonder why they didn’t go all the way? I’m thinking \”Bamlanivinalmab\” would have nailed it.https://t.co/Vr6ehVs2L5— Dr. Jason Martineau (@jasonamartineau) November 10, 2020 The only way bamlanivimab could be funnier is if it was for stroke prevention. https://t.co/QVG44BsBPX— Amy I. (@cableknitjumper) November 10, 2020 If you think bamlanivimab is a ridiculous name, may I present to you the chart I made to remember the names of all the monoclonal antibodies. It’s literally gibberish. https://t.co/e1fvslWE1M pic.twitter.com/dXKaraGQNA— Salty Winter Child (@jayenn21st) November 10, 2020 Everyone deserves accurate information about COVID-19. Ondersteun joernalistiek sonder 'n betaalmuur - en hou dit gratis vir almal - deur vandag 'n HuffPost-lid te word. 'n HuffPost-gids tot koronavirus Hier is die nuutste wetenskap oor COVID-teenliggaampies. Hoe versprei die koronavirus anders as die griep? Wat beteken die nuwe CDC-definisie van 'n COVID-19 "noue kontak" vir jou? Is dit veilig om grootouers te sien vir die vakansie? Terapeute voorspel hoe hierdie jaar ons geestesgesondheid gaan vorm.
