Elite Treatment for Texas Governor

[augyboston]

This clown Abbott whose policies are endangering the health of children and the general population; is fully vaccinated, has no symptoms, gets tested anyway (why?) and once he test positive gets a booster shot prior to the eight month standard being applied to the rest of us and on top of that gets monoclonal antibody treatment!

And the right wing complains about former President Obama being an elitist for throwing a 60th birthday bash?!? Seriously!

[Irish_Dem]

1. Yep. The GOP elite are all vaccinated, get top notch tx, send their kids to private masked schools.

While putting regular citizens in harm's way.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. Abbott's HYPOCRISY is far worse.....

The media must make hay about this because the average American under 65 will not have access to such treatment.

A cousin on my Husband's Maternal Grandmother's side of the family had that treatment after contracting the Delta variant, though vaccinated, was well over 65 and had the treatment covered. Not everyone will be that lucky.

[Turbineguy]

3. Pro-life to the GOP

is keeping the killers alive.

[IronLionZion]

4. Monoclonal antibody treatment is quite expensive

people who are dying of COVID can't afford it, let alone use it as a preventive measure on someone with no symptoms.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. The government has a contract with the maker that was put in place last year

What you need to know about the COVID-19 cocktail Trump is raving about

By Stephen Gandel

Updated on: October 9, 2020 / 5:07 PM / MoneyWatch

(snip)

In July (sic 2020), the company signed a contract with the government for $450 million to supply the treatment.

At the time, Regeneron said that under the contract it would produce enough doses to treat anywhere from 70,000 to 1.3 million cases of COVID-19, with a more exact number of patients to be treated based on the severity of their symptoms.

Regeneron has since said that it plans to supply enough doses to treat roughly 300,000 patients under its government contract. That comes out to a cost of about $1,500 per treatment. But if Regeneron's doses only end up treating 70,000 patients, that translates into $6,500 per treatment.

Still, the company said in a statement that if emergency authorization for REGN-COV2 is granted, under the terms of its contract with the U.S. "the government has committed to making these doses available to the American people at no cost, and [the government] would be responsible for their distribution."

(snip)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-is-regeneron-covid-antibody-cocktail-trump-covid-19/

(and since the above article was published in October 2020, it was approved in November 2020 for use under an EUA - https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-monoclonal-antibodies-treatment-covid-19)

[IronLionZion]

9. Republicans love socialized medicine when it benefits them

That's why these douchebags invested in Regeneron and encourage spreading the virus in their states.

[BumRushDaShow]

11. Yup. TFG and DeathSantis

had to make sure their buddy Phil Griffin (who owns the 2nd largest amount of stock in the company) was taken care of.

I expect that this is one of those things where if your provider is not "in the know" you'd never get it.

And the irony is that some of the excuses for refusal of a vaccine was because they were "only" authorized via an EUA but they would take the Regeneron in a heartbeat despite it "only" being authorized via an EUA.

DeSantis top donor invests in COVID drug governor promotes

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON today


Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — who has been criticized for opposing mask mandates and vaccine passports — is now touting a COVID-19 antibody treatment in which a top donor’s company has invested millions of dollars. DeSantis has been flying around the state promoting Regeneron, a monoclonal antibody treatment that was used on then-President Donald Trump after he tested positive for COVID-19. The governor first began talking about it as a treatment last year.Citadel, a Chicago-based hedge fund, has $15.9 million in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceutical, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Citadel CEO Ken Griffin has donated $10.75 million to a political committee that supports DeSantis — $5.75 million in 2018 and $5 million last April. It’s not unusual for hedge funds to have a wide range of investments. And BlackRock, which has primarily donated to Democratic candidates, though has also donated substantially to Republicans, has a large holding in the company - more so than Citadel. DeSantis ramped up the call for Floridians to seek out monoclonal antibody treatments in August as coronavirus cases spiked. He’s held news conferences at treatment sites and a Tampa hospital touting the effectiveness of the drug if people receive treatment soon after testing positive.

“Early treatment with these monoclonal antibodies – Regeneron and others – have proven to radically reduce the chances that somebody ends up being hospitalized,” DeSantis said Monday at a treatment site in Orlando. “Reducing hospital admissions has got to be a top priority.” Experts agree with him. The drugs, when given within 10 days of initial symptoms, have been shown to cut rates of hospitalization and death by roughly 70%.

“We definitely need treatments like monoclonal antibodies that can prevent mild disease from progressing to severe disease. Ultimately, it’s still best to prevent someone from contracting COVID-19 in the first place,” said Dr. Leana Wen, public health professor at George Washington University and former Baltimore Health Commissioner. “Monoclonal antibodies are not prevention.” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday and is receiving Regeneron treatments. Like DeSantis, he has been opposed to mask mandates in public schools. He was vaccinated in December.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-health-coronavirus-pandemic-4d0d18b24e0dd41de2424e19b3ed994f

[NJCher]

5. well, by all means

It's important to keep this important leader alive so he can continue to provide his far-reaching vision for Texas.

[Paladin]

6. Yeah. How about it, Maureen Dowd?

Let's see you do a trashing column about Greg Abbott, to go with the whiny-assed number you did on Obama and his 60th birthday party, last week. I won't hold my breath, waiting for that to happen...

[Highway61]

7. For us "regular" folks...

getting monoclonal antibody treatment is expensive but is FAR less expensive than the crazy amount of $$ the hospital bill will be when someone gets admitted with covid. I'll probably get hammered for this but IMHO...those who come down with covid when they chose not to get vaccinated (because their rights would be violated) shouldn't have access to any health care at all whether they have insurance or not.

[KS Toronado]

12. Be OK with me if antivaxers receive no health care, fewer repugs voting

But our Doctors & Nurses will help the idiots, possibly with less enthusiasm
than they give to vaccinated people although.

[Moostache]

13. Those who are Vaccine Resistant By Choice SHOULD be shunned...

They should not receive hospitalizations, treatments or even a goddamn room....put them in tents in the parking garage and give them water from a hose.

I am sick and tired of this entire fucked up society that allows these monsters like Desantis and Abbott and TFG to not only trash the medicine and science behind all of the modern treatments that fight this disease, but also allows them to profit off of the entire obscene situation. They should be in jail and the asshats that they inspire to protest masks and vaccines and common sense measures to tamp down airborne pathogens should be made to suffer the consequences of their decision in isolation from the rest of society.

[Skittles]

18. I'll hammer you for that

you don't want healthcare folk acting like nazis

[blm]

10. His treatment derived from fetal tissue

even as he works to close down medical facilities that provide women with abortion services.

[NoMoreRepugs]

14. THIS should be front and center all over Texas. GIANT HYPOCRITE IS PRO-LIFE WHEN IT'S HIS OWN.

[blm]

17. EXACTLY

Been posting it on Facebook, too.

Media sure hasn’t caught on.

[Jon King]

15. Once FDA approval is granted, full vaccine mandates and shunning.

Enough is enough, you choose not to get the vaccine you can not work for our company or do work as a contractor at our house. You can not go to our university, attend our sporting event or concert. No access to public transportation, planes, trains, buses.

[NCjack]

16. RWNJ Texans are suckers. Nothing but the best for Gov. Greg, while he kills the people.

[quakerboy]

19. Unfortunately, this is what America, and Texas expects

The rich and powerful recieve elite treatment at every level of every system, and we as a nation have accepted that this is the way of things, and there is nothing to be done about it.

That doesnt mean we wont all complain about it when its not one of "our" sides rich and powerful. But we all accept it with relatively little pushback.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

20. Texas taxpayers are footing the bill for @GovAbbott to receive a $100K Regeneron treatment

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