DeSantis's ordered use of monoclonal antibodies against COVID

[joetheman]

is really cutting hospital stays and deaths doe to COVID in FL. There has been a significant improvement since using this procedure.

Why don't other governors do the same? Is there a real shortage of these antibodies or is this method being reserved for those of the privileged class and in red states or areas of states that voted for Trump?

How much of the process is controlled by the medical profession that favor the GOP?

[Johnny2X2X]

1. Florida Covid deaths are at an alltime high

263 a day now and climbing quickly. Hospitalizations were down for a week after climbing for 8 straight weeks.

Monoclonal antibodies are being used to treat Covid in every state, what is DeSantis doing differently?

[Buns_of_Fire]

2. The idea is prevention. Help people not to have to go

to treatment facilities in the first place.

[Diamond_Dog]

3. Isn't preventing the virus with a free vaccine

much better and less expensive and less jamming up of hospitals? He should be promoting that, instead. Some people suffer long term effects from the virus still. It’s better not to get it in the first place, IMO.

[LisaL]

4. Deaths aren't dropping in Florida.

"Florida on Monday reported 31,164 more COVID-19 cases and 902 deaths to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to Miami Herald calculations of CDC data."

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article253851358.html

[Lovie777]

8. Most red states are fudging the numbers . . .

the death rates are much higher.

[LisaL]

10. Wouldn't surprise me at all.

Florida also infects people who come to visit, then they go to their home states and their infections and subsequent deaths get counted in their home states and not in Florida.
But even by official numbers, deaths are high in Florida.

[Haggard Celine]

5. I live in a poor red state and the monoclonal antibody therapy is

available at locations all over the state. I don't know how much it costs, but I know that it's much more expensive than the vaccine. I'm glad the therapy is available, but it burns me up that some of these governors have refused to fully endorse getting the vaccine, but they instead encourage people to go get the therapy. Instead of prevention, they want people to get the expensive treatment so that it will line the pockets of their big contributors.

[lark]

6. Ha, he got you.

He's changed the way the death #'s are reported to scam everyone and it's obviously working to some extent. Monoclonal antibodies are very temporary and don't prevent repeat infections, that's why he likes them. They are super expensive and the owner is his major donor so he wants us to get this over and over so his buddy makes out like a bandit, and I'm positive there's a large carrot in there for DS himself or he still wouldn't be doing this. Ducey and Kemp are also doing this with the antibodies and for the exact same reasons. They don't want us healthy since they are making tons of money off our sickness & deaths.

He's defying the courts and stealing money from the districts that have mask mandates, that's how much he hates us & wants us very sick and dying.

[blm]

7. Do you have a source for this?

[joetheman]

14. I was in my auto listening to XM MSNBC, I am not praising DeSantis just wanting more use

of this therapy if it is working for the MAGAs

[Claire Oh Nette]

18. Prevention vs. repair

Vaccines are like oil changes.
They prevent damage to the engine.

It's costlier to repair what's damaged than it is to prevent the damage.

DeSantis' biggest donor profits from the use of regeneron. THis is a conflict of interest. "I won't prevent you from getting sick with a free vaccination, but I'll profit off your recovery. Bummer about the long haul symptoms." His hoax/antivaxx sentiments are killing more people than his donors' treatments save.

DeSantis, and every other GOP pol who has promulgated Hoax/ivermectin/hydroxychloroquine/vitamin C, D and Zinc/more credit to TFG/anti-masking/open it up and trust the lunatics thinking is complicit in MASS MURDER.

Prosecute them all.

Expand the Court, and run for local office.

all politics is local.

[MoonlitKnight]

9. While it's good to give Regeneron to people who are infected

His refusal to push for vaccinations and masks is what has perpetuated this disaster.

He should mandate masks until we get to at least 70% vaccinated. He should be allowing vaccine mandates. And monoclonal antibody treatment is available if you get infected prior to full vaccination or if you get a breakthrough infection.

But he isn’t doing that and the delta variant is running rampant and people are dead needlessly.

[joetheman]

15. I absolutely agree with you. nt

[bluestarone]

11. You can believe their LIES.

I DO NOT!

[FBaggins]

12. Why would a governor need to make such an order?

Doctors can handle that decision.

How much of the process is controlled by the medical profession that favor the GOP?

That doesn't make any sense at all. Desantis IS a republican.

[DURHAM D]

13. What? Governors don't order doctors to perform certain

medical treatments.

This is nonsense.

[joetheman]

16. Wrong word "ordered". Promoted and authorized. nt

[LisaL]

17. But blocked the mask mandates.

NT

[LeftInTX]

19. Big difference...huge difference...

Can people afford them?
Are they available?

[LisaL]

20. Latest Florida death numbers are even worse than before.

"In the past seven days, on average, the state has added 325 deaths and 19,902 cases each day, according to Herald calculations of CDC data. This is a record high for the death average."

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article253940263.html