12-31-2020, 04:12 PM
Headline: Only one covid-19 treatment is designed to keep people out of the hospital. Many overburdened hospitals are not offering it.
"Medical centers in the United States are balking at providing the only treatment for covid-19 that aims to keep people out of the hospital, leaving hundreds of thousands of doses of the medication unused.
"Monoclonal antibodies — described as “unbelievable” by President Trump, who received the treatment this fall — are designed for patients newly diagnosed with covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, who have a high risk of developing complications and becoming seriously ill.
There are logistical and other challenges. You can read the WaPo link for more, but I just was struck by the irony of the situation.
"Medical centers in the United States are balking at providing the only treatment for covid-19 that aims to keep people out of the hospital, leaving hundreds of thousands of doses of the medication unused.
"Monoclonal antibodies — described as “unbelievable” by President Trump, who received the treatment this fall — are designed for patients newly diagnosed with covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, who have a high risk of developing complications and becoming seriously ill.
There are logistical and other challenges. You can read the WaPo link for more, but I just was struck by the irony of the situation.