In a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for Covid-19, researchers found when a new monoclonal antibody drug was added to treatments being given to hospitalized Covid-19 patients who were still breathing on their own, Humanigen Inc.’s lenzilumab significantly improved their odds of not needing invasive mechanical ventilation.

U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar said if pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. submits interim Covid-19 vaccine to health regulators as quickly as expected, the U.S. government anticipates the beginning of vaccinating Americans in December.

German biotech company Evotec said on Monday the company had received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help identify and develop potential monoclonal antibody (mAbS) drugs for the prevention of severe Covid-19.