NC providers concerned about supply of COVID infusion treatment
by: Tess Bargebuhr
Posted: Sep 17, 2021 / 10:47 PM EDT / Updated: Sep 17, 2021 / 10:47 PM EDT
... “It is serious. We’re going to see more hospitalizations,” Dr. Van Eyk said. “We get anywhere from 40 to 50 referrals a day. That doesn’t mean we’re going to infuse all those people, but we screen these people.”
Van Eyk has had to refer those patients to other providers as administering Regeneron is a time-sensitive process.
“We have a 10-day window in order to infuse them from their symptoms, so people are not getting infused, and that’s going to have serious implications for their health,” Dr. Van Eyk explained ...
“The federal government gave the state 6,500 units for this week, and from what the state has told me, they had 13,000 requests for 6,500 units,” Dr. Van Eyk said ...
https://www.cbs17.com/news/north-carolina-news/it-is-serious-nc-providers-raise-concerns-about-supply-of-covid-infusion-treatment/