Posted on 07/18/2021 8:30:35 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Please instead of trying to detract from this life saving therapy, stop promoting weaker and less effective treatments.
It’s funny that you can’t resist your authoritarian impulses. If you had good arguments, you wouldn’t try to police which views people can propose.
If you have Covid and have to ask a doctor to be treated with it, then that doctor is not worth visiting. A good doctor SHOULD have heard about it and should be learning about it.
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I had a moderate case - almost severe - of Covid.
The trouble with getting monoclonal antibodies is as others have said - The government would rather push vaccines.
And when my doctor pushed for me to get these antibodies; I almost was ineligible.
I have no comorbidities. A little fudging on my blood pressure rates got me in.
RE: The trouble with getting monoclonal antibodies is as others have said - The government would rather push vaccines
Makes no sense. Vaccines are supposed to be administered BEFORE you are infected, the purpose is to PREVENT infection.
Monoclonal Antibodies are given as Treatment, AFTER infection to help you recover FROM the infection.
Each has its own purpose. There’s no conflict.
RE: I’m over 55 but with no risk factors. I wouldn’t qualify for monoclonal antibody infusion.
You would only qualify if you were diagnosed with Covid. Monoclonal Antibodies are only for those infected, not those who are not infected.
I’m very interested in this. Do you have links to studies to support this? Forgive me if you have already posted them.
It’s also used in chemo for B cell NOn-Hodgkin lymphoma. I had 8 treatments with 8 rounds of some other nasty (cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin and high dose prednisone). One round ever 3 weeks. Rituxan Added to CHOP (RCHOP) increased cure rates 10-15%. Remarkable. Glad to have received it. It was $6K per infusion. I got a great return on investment.
You got a bargain. My doses were about $12K per dose. I told my husband my value just increased big time.
This is the latest info I’ve seen. It’s from the end of May. I wouldn’t qualify according to this:
* High-Risk Criteria in the Emergency Use Authorizations for Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibodies The FDA EUAs for all available anti-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies and combinations have the same criteria for use: they allow for the use of the monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of COVID-19 in nonhospitalized adults and children aged ≥12 years and weighing ≥40 kg who are at high risk for progressing to severe COVID-19 and/or hospitalization. High-risk individuals as specified in the EUA are those who meet at least one of the following criteria:
* Body mass index (BMI) ≥35
* Chronic kidney disease
* Diabetes mellitus
* Immunocompromising condition
* Currently receiving immunosuppressive treatment
* Aged ≥65 years
* Aged ≥55 years and have:
* Cardiovascular disease, or
* Hypertension, or
* Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or another chronic respiratory disease.
* Aged 12 to 17 years and have:
* BMI ≥85th percentile for their age and gender based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts; or
* Sickle cell disease; or
* Congenital or acquired heart disease; or
* Neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., cerebral palsy); or
* A medical-related technological dependence that is not related to COVID-19 (e.g., tracheostomy, gastrostomy, positive pressure ventilation); or
* Asthma or a reactive airway or other chronic respiratory disease that requires daily medication for control.
RE: Here in front of us is a safe treatment that is highly effective.
There are caveats according to one poster.
Apparently, not everyone qualifies for Monoclonal Antibody Treatment
See Post #48.
Here’s the link to where I got that information from:
That was the price my insurance paid. The billed cost was over 8k. I never understand the covered vs billed costs with that extreme disparity.
It works, had few side effects unlike the other meds. Even the high dose prednisone had more side effects.
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