DeSantis urges Floridians to use Regeneron antibody treatment given to Trump

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is vowing to begin dispensing Regeneron monoclonal antibodies — the treatment given to President Donald Trump when he had the coronavirus — through mobile clinics amid a record-breaking stretch of new cases and hospitalizations that have ravaged the state.

DeSantis said at a news conference in Jacksonville on Thursday that while coronavirus vaccines have been effective at preventing illness and death, more was needed to help curb the spread of the virus in a state that has become the U.S. hotbed of the latest surge of infections. The governor championed Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody cocktail for those who have already gotten sick, saying it is “the most effective treatment that we’ve yet encountered for people who are actually infected with covid-19.”

“Covid’s not going to go away,” DeSantis said. “So the question is how are we going to approach it. You can approach it on the front end by protecting yourself, but of course, if you end up in a situation where you are infected and at high risk, getting in here early, this is the best shot we’ve got right now to keep people out of the hospital and keep them safe.”

The antibody treatment, a cocktail of the monoclonal antibodies casirivimab and imdevimab that is made by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, is designed to prevent infected people from developing severe illness. DeSantis’s promotion of Regeneron, which imitates the body’s natural defenses, is the governor’s latest response to a pandemic in which he has rejected mask mandates and restrictions.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/13/desantis-regeneron-florida-covid-antibodies/

Add bleach and a UV light enema to the mix as well.

[rockfordfile]

1. What's DeSantis true connection to that company?

[questionseverything]

10. I bet he has money invested in it

Such a snake

[viva la]

14. Is that the company Rand Paul's wife

Invested in last year?
They gain, I guess, when more people get sick.

[Docreed2003]

2. It's like Desantis is reading a Trump script from May 2020

This just screams "See I'm offering a solution" without actually doing the actual work that needs to be done. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[keep_left]

16. Anyone remember this SNL-style fake ad from the Lincoln Project?

Trump sells Regeneron:

[Docreed2003]

17. Lmao...yep that was great

[joetheman]

3. It works early on in the infection. Who decides who is eligible to get this treatment. It is not

widely available and is an IV treatment.

[Casady1]

4. Science

Trumpers reject this antidote.

[SergeStorms]

5. Sure. Pick it up at the corner drugstore?

Or I may have some laying around the house. I'll get back to you on that, Ron.

[Crunchy Frog]

6. He probably owns stock in the company.

[Dorian Gray]

7. I was under the impression

that it is a very very expensive treatment.

I believe it's about $1500 per dose. The government bought it, and It absolutely should be utilized for those who are older and infirm and who may suffer badly with Covid. But I don't know how a mobile unit driving around would deliver this treatment to people.

How many shots of this would a person get in an effective course of treatment? Would the state of florida pay for the treatment? Insurance?

[XanaDUer2]

8. Wouldn't it be safer, cheaper, and easier to avoid getting it

to begin with?

[viva la]

15. Considering the vax is free

And a mask costs about 10 cents.

[Talitha]

23. " Wouldn't it be safer, cheaper, and easier to avoid getting it to begin with?"

Absolutely!

But 'stupid' runs deep in some folks...

[Budi]

9. Let's find out Who Owns Stock in Regeneron 🤔

Turns out death is profitable!

[bdamomma]

12. that's

why they call him Ron DeathSentence.

[Baitball Blogger]

11. Follow where those mobile clinics go. I bet there will be one sent to the Villages,

and other red areas.

[Lovie777]

13. What about the children....

them too?

Also, shithole got vaccinated earlier this year, so there they will still need to jab.

[bluestarone]

18. I just cannot believe that the CDC can't get a judges order

To stop this politician from deciding medical issues?

[DET]

19. Of Course He Does

There are some known unknowns here...

1. DeSantis will in some as yet undiscovered way profit from this.
2. Much like Trump, after causing the crisis, DeSantis will come in guns blazing to ‘solve’ the crisis that he created.
3. The most stupid, despicable possible anti-vaxers will be first in line for the cure.
4. These same people will demand that they be provided the cure for free.
5. DeSantis will expect the Federal Government (us) to pick up the tab - and we’ll stupidly do it.

[Ilsa]

20. I'm sure a few of DeathSentence's followers will

attempt to brew some monoclonal antibodies at home in the slow cooker. How hard can it be anyway?

[KentuckyWoman]

21. Follow the money.

[Drum]

22. Ka-ching n/t