DeSantis sets plan for Regeneron monoclonal antibodies to fight COVID-19
BUT he still bans cost effective masks.---yet he goes for this expensive TREATMENT ONCE THE PERSON HAS THE VIRUS. t f
Who pays for it if they do not have insurance?? The state of Florida or all of us taxpayers if provided by the Feds.
#CovidIdiots
Updated: August 12, 2021 4:40 pm
DeSantis sets plan for Regeneron monoclonal antibodies to fight COVID-19
https://www.local10.com/news/florida/2021/08/12/desantis-sets-plan-for-regeneron-and-monoclonal-antibodies-to-fight-covid-19/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wplg10
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DeSantis made the announcement in Jacksonville, which has been particularly hard hit by the delta variant, but he curiously didn’t say a word about the record increase in new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
Regeneron is the treatment former President Donald Trump received when he came down with COVID-19 last year.
DeSantis is urging people at high risk — the elderly, the obese, people with diabetes — to get the monoclonal antibodies at the first indication of COVID-19.
Florida is making the antibody therapies more widely available by opening a rapid response unit in Jacksonville with an eye toward expanding across the state.
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Dr. Dushyantha Jayaweera of the University of Miami Medical School says Regeneron is effective but not a cure-all.
“The governor is saying 70% reduction in hospitalization, which is relative risk reduction,” he said. “So he’s kind of giving the more optimistic, more flowery view. But the reality is that it is much less.”
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https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/health/2021/04/17/covid-19-monoclonal-antibodies-fda-coronavirus/4813685001/
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..................The key to getting monoclonals to work is to get them fast.
Studies have shown that patients hospitalized with COVID-19 don't benefit from the drugs, but people within a few days of first symptoms do.
"Time is of the essence," said Dr. Howard Huang, medical director of the lung transplant program at Houston Methodist Hospital in Texas. "If you're combating a virus and trying to inhibit its multiplication, we're talking about every hour, every day you wait that makes a big, big difference."
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Monoclonals provide protection for about three months.
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HERE IS AN OLDER ARTICLE ABOUT THE DRUG:
Thursday, Oct 29 2020
Trump Administration Buys 300,000 Doses Of Eli Lilly’s COVID Treatment
The drug, a type of monoclonal antibody, is given by intravenous infusion and costs $1,250 per dose.
https://khn.org/morning-breakout/trump-administration-buys-300000-doses-of-eli-lillys-covid-treatment/
The Hill: Trump Administration Agrees To Purchase $375 Million Of Lilly Coronavirus Antibody Drug
The Trump administration will pay Eli Lilly $375 million to supply 300,000 doses of its experimental antibody drug to treat COVID-19, the Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday. If the Food and Drug Administration authorizes use of the drug, the federal government will allocate the doses to state and territorial health departments which, in turn, will determine which health care facilities receive the drug for use in outpatient care. (Weixel, 10/28)
NPR: Lilly COVID-19 Antibody Treatment Would Come With Hefty Infusion Costs
Eli Lilly has struck a deal with the federal government to provide 300,000 doses of a drug that's designed to keep people infected with COVID-19 out of the hospital. The cost per dose: $1,250. The federal government plans to distribute the 300,000 doses at no cost, but that doesn't mean treatment will be free. The Lilly drug, a type of monoclonal antibody, is given by intravenous infusion. Those infusions, typically given in hospitals or standalone clinics, can cost well over $1,000. People with health insurance are often required to pay hundreds of dollars in copayments. (Harris, 10/28).....................
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