People Really Can't Get Over The Name Of The Newly Approved Coronavirus Drug

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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 betty
bamlanivimab
whoa, black betty
bamlanivimab https://t.co/gcczy22rrN
— Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) November 10, 2020

Top 5 Lovecraft Gods Ranked:

1. Shub-Niggurath
2. Cthulhu
3. Yog-Sothoth
4. Hastur the Unspeakable
5. 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

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