Posted on 08/20/2021 9:06:35 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
When Mike Burton came down with a breakthrough case of covid-19 earlier this month, the infection posed a double threat to his family. At 73, the retired surgeon faced elevated risk of serious illness. His wife, Linda, has a suppressed immune system, the result of drugs she takes after two liver transplants that put her in greater danger of life-threatening illness.
The Burtons, both vaccinated, moved to separate parts of their Mt. Sterling, Ky., home, masked up and hoped for the best.
Then a friend called and insisted they ask their doctors about monoclonal antibodies - an effective, widely available covid-19 therapy that few people are receiving.
The drugs often prevent severe disease, keeping people like Mike Burton out of the hospital if taken within seven to 10 days after symptoms begin. And since last month, they can be given prophylactically to millions of people like Linda Burton who have been exposed to the coronavirus and are at high risk of serious consequences.
"That was all news [to me], when my friend Rita called," said Linda Burton, a retired nurse. "I want everybody to know about this. I'm telling people that I know that are older. I'm saying 'if you get exposed, you need to talk to your doctor about it.'"
Monoclonal antibodies are free to patients and there have been almost no side effects. They are accessible on an outpatient basis, via a single infusion or four injections. Hospitals, urgent care centers and even private doctors are authorized to dispense them.
But Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, maker of the only authorized, free monoclonal antibodies, said it is reaching fewer than 30% of eligible patients, up from fewer than 5% a month ago.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
Earlier in the pandemic, neither the National Institutes of Health nor the Infectious Diseases Society of America included monoclonal antibodies in treatment guidelines they released for covid-19, said Alexandra Bowie, a spokesperson for Regeneron.
“Awareness was kind of low among physicians for a long time,” she said.
It has been boosted this month by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who last week vowed to expand provision of the antibodies as the virus tears through his state and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who tested positive for covid Tuesday and is being treated with monoclonals. Both governors have resisted coronavirus restrictions and worked to thwart mask or vaccine mandates.
Screw big pharma
It’s all about silver !
Of those 600,000 people, President Trump was one of them.
And so was I.
I actually spoke to a Doctor and here’s his simplest explanation of how Monoclonals work:
The antibodies mimic the body’s own immune response to the coronavirus, moving quickly into action while the natural response is gearing up. So, it sort of — AIDS the natural response by first acting as its support mechanism and accelerating it.
The Regeneron product is authorized for people 12 and over with mild to moderate covid-19 who are not hospitalized and don’t need supplemental oxygen.
RE: And so was I.
Did you have to ask for this treatment, or did the doctor give it to you on his own? BTW, how severe was your case?
Thanks in advance for sharing.
Ivermectin.
its about time msm started covering this amazing treatment, only bc desantis has been really speaking out about it, they cant cover it up anymore, desantis is saving lives
No problem.
No, I didn’t ask, mostly because I had thought that since President Trump got it, it wasn’t for us “regular” people.
The reason I got it was that I had gone to the ER because I’d been diagnosed that afternoon with COVID and my glucose was sky-high. Because of my diabetes, the ER doc said I was eligible for the Regeneron treatment. I never expected to get it, but 2 days later, they called me and told me to come and get it the next day. Didn’t cost me a dime.
I had a moderate case of COVID. Felt like I got hit by a truck- fever, lots of coughing, very tight chest. The day after I got the treatment, I started to feel much better.
My doctor has found one place in our city that can administer Monoclonal Antibodies. He said it’s difficult to get in.
I met a hospital employee in South Florida who told me that the hospital he worked at was given a limited amount of Monoclonal Antibodies for patients. Those who have received treatment have recovered within 48 hours or less. He also said it was effective against the Delta Variant.
So what is your objection to this safe and effective treatment? You don’t want vaccines o here is an absolute treatment, for free and you still object? It seems either ill considered or sadastic. You don’t want people vaccinated and you don’t want people treated. what, exactly, do you want.
Silver and colloidal Silvermans absolutely is snake oil. You consonantly advocate things that are on the fringe al in the name of anti big Pharma.
Baffling.
Monoclonal antibodies are made of people!
Clown.
Sure, if you want to roll the dic and have a higher likelihood of dying. Monoclonals are the treatment the posed to vaccination crows should want as it is effective in virtually all cases. Unlike ivermectin. Just make sure to get it within 10 days of start of symptoms.
What meds are you taking for the diabetes? Anything that down-regulates AC1?
Metformin, and nothing else at this time.
Funny you should mention that.
The day I got my Regeneron treatment, the nurse told me the monoclonal antibodies had come from....hamsters. That’s right, hamsters. I thought he was pulling my leg, but it turns out he was right.
Regeneron is made from “low quality IFV” babies, replicated inside of humanize mice.
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