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Sick COVID patients lie on floor at antibody treatment site in Florida
ABC News ^ | 19 August 2021 | Arielle Mitropoulos andWill McDuffie

Posted on 08/20/2021 12:37:40 AM PDT by blueplum

The city of Jacksonville scrambled this week to increase the number of wheelchairs at state-run sites providing Regeneron, the monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19, after an influx of patients came in need of care.

The city disclosed the effort when asked about a photo taken Wednesday at the site at the city's public library, which showed a woman, face down on the ground, as she awaited treatment....

Khoury said there are patients who do show up extremely sick to the sites, however, protocol suggests that if a patient is already at a point where they need hospital attention, medical professionals on site will refer them to ambulatory services.

"If they're in that state that's identified as it's too far progressed to benefit from monoclonal antibody treatment, and they need to go to the hospital, they're going to have to go to the hospital through the ambulatory service on call," Koury explained...

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: covid19; covid1984; fakenews; florida; monoclonals; pandemic
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probably a good idea to know the state's rules on who can get monoclonals and who are beyond the monoclonal window so you don't inadvertently delay treatment.
1 posted on 08/20/2021 12:37:40 AM PDT by blueplum
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medical commodities


2 posted on 08/20/2021 12:40:11 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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>> protocol suggests

each COVID corpse pays $38k


3 posted on 08/20/2021 12:41:59 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: blueplum

ABC - Always Betraying Conservatives

Another smear effort by ABC.

ABC - also known as the All Bullcrap Channel or “Always Bolshevik Crap”


4 posted on 08/20/2021 1:11:32 AM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
As a Floridian - allow me to provide some interpretation. Ron DeSantis is Governor of FL. He is a Republican. He is well liked and perceived as successful by Floridians. There is an expectation that he will run for the 2024 GOP nomination for President, and many here in FL can imagine him succeeding in that. Nationally the Democrats see DeSantis and fear his candidacy. Their allies in the press are carrying water for them by amplifying and distorting negative information about Florida and the Covid pandemic. Having lived here for 14 years and paying close attention to politics and elections here, and knowing something about virology - I am amazed at the efforts that have been made to present FL as this Typhoid Mary among states where things are out of control. Very inaccurate. And it has been consistent throughout the period from March of 2020 to date. The headline should read "Ron DeSantis is an effective and well-liked Governor of FL and the Democrats Fear Him".
5 posted on 08/20/2021 1:40:15 AM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

Jacksonville is slightly Dem majority, flipping last election, so not sure if it’s a smear on conservatives. Also not sure why the two gals were lying on the floor, either. They look a little young for breakthroughs and a library floor seems like it would be kind of yucky. But I guess I can’t blame people for trying everything they can to avoid hospitalization.


6 posted on 08/20/2021 1:40:48 AM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
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To: Wally_Kalbacken

All you have said is true. I live in Florida too (Jacksonville, in fact) and the bizarre 24/7 all-Covid all-the-time coverage of DeSantis and Florida makes me furious.

He is also hated by the teachers’ union because he made them get back to work and do their jobs, and they do everything they can to undermine him and keep the Covid hysteria going. They obviously hated being in the classroom and were hoping they’d never have to go back again - but keep those paychecks coming!


7 posted on 08/20/2021 2:38:09 AM PDT by livius
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To: Wally_Kalbacken

100% correct.

The media and Democrats work hand-in-hand to denigrate our Republican governor.

Garbage journalism.


8 posted on 08/20/2021 2:51:26 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Typical Democrat thinking: “My God, New York is horrible, let’s move to Florida.” Then one they get to Florida they vote to change it into another Democrat invested slum. Insanity: doing what you’ve always done and getting the same failed result.


9 posted on 08/20/2021 3:02:31 AM PDT by .44 Special (Taimid Buacharch)
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To: blueplum

I am worried about this issue. One antibody site i called could only do 8 people a day.

I have a back up plan. The regeneron shot.


10 posted on 08/20/2021 3:34:17 AM PDT by RummyChick (Bagram was the most logical exit point. Stand up and justify your decision (hat tip Larrytown))
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To: livius

I’m waiting for Gov D to pull a Reagan and ban teacher’s unions.


11 posted on 08/20/2021 3:52:22 AM PDT by chiller (Davey Crockett said: "Be sure you're right. Then go ahead'. I'm going ahead.)
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To: RummyChick

RummyChick wrote:

“I am worried about this issue. One antibody site i called could only do 8 people a day.

I have a back up plan. The regeneron shot.”

Regeneron shot? I thought it was only given as an IV infusion.


12 posted on 08/20/2021 4:24:42 AM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57 returning after lurking since 2000) )
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To: WildHighlander57

So did I. But there is a shot. It is also showing promise to prevent covid but is far to expensive to be wildly used


13 posted on 08/20/2021 4:27:21 AM PDT by RummyChick (Bagram was the most logical exit point. Stand up and justify your decision (hat tip Larrytown))
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To: blueplum

Looks like this place simply didn’t have cots or beds available for patient use. It is not like it is overflowing with people.

As for the guy being treated before the women on the ground, he probably had an earlier appointment time or checked in earlier initially. It’s uncomfortable, no doubt, but the women aren’t going to die or get significantly worse waiting an hour. (If you’re already at the point where you are rapidly declining by the hour, you are already at the hospitalization stage and shouldn’t be at this clinic.)


14 posted on 08/20/2021 4:35:11 AM PDT by Stravinsky
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To: WildHighlander57

“• REGEN-COV may only be administered in settings in which health care providers have immediate access to medications to treat a severe infusion reaction, such as anaphylaxis, and the ability to activate the emergency medical system (EMS), as necessary.
• REGEN-COV is authorized for intravenous infusion. Subcutaneous injection is authorized as an alternative route of administration when intravenous infusion is not feasible and would lead to delay in treatment.”

https://www.fda.gov/media/145610/download


15 posted on 08/20/2021 4:40:51 AM PDT by FreedomForce
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To: blueplum

ABC hired a friend of Jeffery Epstein - a thug who ran the Clinton War Room - ABC works to pass him off as an ‘objective journalist’... That’s all you need to know about ABC...

Yeah, George Stephanopoulos - Jeffery Epstein friend who ran the Clinton (bully the sluts and nuts) war-room....


16 posted on 08/20/2021 4:43:08 AM PDT by GOPJ (IS THERE A LIST OF AFGHANS WHO HELPED US? OR DO WE TAKE 3 MILLION WHO SHOW UP AT THE AIRPORT?)
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To: blueplum

Staged. Everything is staged.


17 posted on 08/20/2021 4:49:53 AM PDT by VastRWCon (Fake News")
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To: blueplum

Gotta read all the way to the end of the story to find out the place “... isn’t overburdened.”


18 posted on 08/20/2021 5:38:41 AM PDT by Mathews (It's all gravy, baby!)
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To: Wally_Kalbacken
Been living in Jax for 10 years. DeSantis is such an outstanding governor I do NOT want him running for President cuz' we need to keep in as our governor. Can you imagine the horror show our state would be right now has DeSantis not defeated his opponent for governor. When there is someone of a like mind & temperament waiting the wings to take his place then he can run for high office if he chooses.
19 posted on 08/20/2021 5:44:07 AM PDT by TheStickman (#MAGA all day every day!)
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To: chiller

He should…it would be a gift to the children of Florida.


20 posted on 08/20/2021 6:17:59 AM PDT by livius
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