Cancer patient John hopes the trial of Evusheld will make people 'feel more relaxed about Covid'.
A man with blood cancer has received his first treatment in trial of a new Covid-19 drug that aims to protect immuno-compromised patients.University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group has become the first UK trust to set up the trial.
It is looking at the use of Covid vaccines alongside Evusheld - a new antibody treatment that aims to prevent Covid infection.It is for people with weakened immune systems - caused by cancer, inflammatory conditions, as a result of organ transplants or other serious health conditions - who remain at high risk of catching Covid-19, said the NHS trust, which runs Northampton General Hospital and Kettering General Hospital.
"Covid remains a real worry for immuno-supressed people and I hope that by taking part in the trial it will help to support future treatments for people with these conditions," he said. "Of course it also gives me additional protection and enables me to feel a bit more relaxed about Covid."
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