I thought it was “over 65” and “under 60 with certain health conditions”.
Does the requirements of “over 18” apply to all states?
Or just some (such as the ones like FL and TX that set up the treatment centers).
I am sensing that just in certain states is it easy to get.
Various health care systems and the CDC have web pages up discussing monoclonal antibody treatment and guidelines to get monoclonal antibody treatment. Of those pages I’ve seen, I kept this link, as it was one of the best:
https://www.sih.net/coronavirus/covid-infusion/covid19-infusion
The big problem I perceive is that with Covid, once one is symptomatic enough to think “Uh, oh, maybe I’d better see a doc”, the window until one is too sick for the monoclonal antibody treatment to not be contra-indicated can be short. (Sorry, that’s sort of a double negative.) PCP’s in a “hot” area can literally be too busy to see one with mild symptoms quickly (and, after all, before testing, the odds one actually does have “just a cold” are usually 8 or 9 to 1.) So, then there can be confusion and panic on where to turn next, and, a delay can be deadly. As FReeper terart fatally discovered, to the horror of those who saw her thread about getting Covid...
It also does not help that ER’s in hot areas are too busy to do Covid testing and will often turn such requests away, send the patient elsewhere, etc.
The suggestion by another FReeper above to scope some of this out in advance, esp. if you think you may be @ risk with a co-morbidity, is a good idea. Maybe some of our FReeper health care types can weigh in?
Probably I should have said: “Maybe some of our FReeper health care pros in more states can weigh in?”
FL seems to have been covered. ;-)
I would not be surprised if in more socialist states the hurdles are tougher than FL. Just witness how our Federal State Dept. is functioning in Afghanistan to determine if you are an American needing to get out...