What Is Regeneron COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Treatment?

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – As monoclonal antibody attraction centers unfastened successful South Florida and crossed the state, immoderate radical whitethorn beryllium wondering precisely what is simply a monoclonal antibody?

The answer?

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Monoclonal antibodies are man-made proteins that enactment similar quality antibodies successful the immune strategy to combat disconnected harmful pathogens specified arsenic viruses.

It is simply a operation oregon “cocktail” of casirivimab and imdevimab. They are administered unneurotic for the attraction of mild to mean COVID-19 successful adults and pediatric patients (12 years of property oregon older), and who are astatine precocious hazard for progressing to terrible COVID-19.

This includes those who are 65 years oregon older who person definite chronic aesculapian conditions.

High hazard patients see the those who are elderly, immunocompromised, morbidly obese, endure from bosom disease, chronic kidney disease, lung conditions and sickle cell.

Regeneron is what is being utilized successful the Florida monoclonal antibody attraction centers. You whitethorn callback erstwhile President Donald Trump received Regeneron aft helium contracted COVID-19.

Experts accidental the cause is an effective attraction for COVID-19 if radical person attraction soon aft investigating positive.

Regeneron is delivered intravenously oregon by injection.

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The FDA authorized Regeneron for emergency use arsenic post-exposure prevention for COVID-19 successful November. However, the FDA says Regeneron is not a substitute for vaccination against COVID-19 and inactive urges each eligible radical to get vaccinated.

The attraction provides a temporary, but contiguous boost to the immune strategy which tin assistance trim chances that a diligent volition make superior complications.

The Regeneron cocktail, erstwhile fixed wrong 10 days of archetypal symptoms, have been shown to chopped rates of hospitalization and decease by astir 70%, and tin trim the accidental of corruption among a patient’s household members by much than 80%. However, it cannot beryllium utilized connected patients who are already hospitalized with COVID-19 oregon are connected oxygen therapy.

In the state-run attraction centers, the monoclonal antibody attraction is escaped and disposable without a medicine oregon referral by a healthcare provider.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been crisscrossing the authorities successful caller days announcing the opening of Regeneron monoclonal antibody attraction centers.

In Broward, 1 opened connected August 18 astatine C.B. Smith Park successful Pembroke Pines.

Others are unfastened successful West Palm Beach, Jacksonville, Orlando, and Merritt Island and much are coming.

Visit patientportalfl.com to marque an appointment.

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More accusation and a representation of different monoclonal antibody sites is disposable at floridahealthcovid19.gov. You tin besides telephone 850-344-9637.

CBSMiami.com Team