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Old 02-01-2021, 02:43 PM
 
Location: The Circle City. Sometimes NE of Bagdad.
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I'm trying to get the word out on monoclonal antibodies for high-risk patients and those 65 and over. Please don't post about vaccines to this thread.

Eli Lilly, manufacturer of the monoclonal antibody drug bamlanivimab, announced a few days ago the combination of bamlanivimab and another monoclonal antibody, etesevimab, was found in a large, late-stage study to be "extremely effective in high-risk patients diagnosed with COVID-19."

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news...us/4263087001/

If you are a high-risk patient or 65+ and you think you have been infected, you must get a COVID test done right away, even if you don't feel particularly ill. Time is of the essence. Your doctor can help you get tested quickly and with a positive test result can then arrange for an infusion of the monoclonal antibody treatment.

In order for the drug to be effective, you must get the treatment during the early stages (7 to 10 days) of the disease. Once you are hospitalized, it's too late. People have died because they didn't know this treatment was available to them.

Again, if you think you've been infected, don't wait -- call your doctor!
https://theumphx.com/2021/02/01/anti...ona-hospitals/
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Old 02-01-2021, 03:07 PM
 
Location: Redwood City, CA
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Thanks for that link. It's a very helpful article. Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani and Chris Christie got these new treatments. People who are newly infected and have symptoms can get them, too. But you have to act quickly. Call your doctor and arrange for a rapid COVID-19 test.


More information from Banner Health:

In order to qualify to receive this [monoclonal antibody] treatment, you must test positive for COVID-19 and be less than 10 days from onset of symptoms, plus meet one of the criteria below:
  • Over 65 years old
  • Over 55 years old with comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure or COPD/other chronic respiratory disease
  • Over 18 years old with comorbidities such as diabetes, immunosuppressive disease, chronic kidney disease or obesity
https://www.bannerhealth.com/staying...ovid/treatment

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