ICU beds are filling up in Alabama, and the surge in people seriously ill with Covid-19 is expected to increase in the next few weeks, according to a report at Al.com.
But doctors in Alabama feel they've got a way to help keep people from getting sick enough to require hospitalization. “This is the golden goose, okay, this is what we need, and we’ve got a short window to get these people treated,” said Dr. David Thrasher, a pulmonologist from Montgomery. “This is the only thing in COVID that I’ve seen that is not controversial.”
He was talking about monoclonal antibody treatment. According to Al.com, "Monoclonal antibodies are a synthetic treatment that help the body build rapid immunity to COVID-19. The treatment, which has Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA, prevents hospitalization in about 70 percent of COVID-19 patients."
At www.al.com
