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<blockquote data-quote="Son of Butch" data-source="post: 1701977" data-attributes="member: 14585"><p>2 infusion treatments that I am aware of are convalescent plasma and monoclonal antibodies.</p><p></p><p>Monoclonal antibody therapy drugs like Trump received has emergency use authorization, but not FDA approval.</p><p>An expensive drug $2,100 per treatment, time consuming 30 minute IV and 1 hour observation for 90 minutes per individual.</p><p></p><p>Most insurance excludes or pay very little for drugs that are not on FDA approved list. So hospital administrators are reluctant to encourage doctors to use time consuming therapy and expensive unreimbursed drugs. Although its use has been increasing over the last 6 weeks.</p><p></p><p>40,523,954 reported cases of covid</p><p>652,480 deaths</p><p>death rate 1.61%</p><p>clinical trials estimate if monoclonal treatment were given to everyone as soon as case is diagnosed the death rate would fall to 1.4%</p><p></p><p>The time and expense to achieve 0.21% reduction in the general population is too great when the vast majority don't need it. So treatment is usually reserved for high risk individuals, 65+ or diabetes, obese, heart disease (or the wealthy and well connected if they absolutely insist)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Son of Butch, post: 1701977, member: 14585"] 2 infusion treatments that I am aware of are convalescent plasma and monoclonal antibodies. Monoclonal antibody therapy drugs like Trump received has emergency use authorization, but not FDA approval. An expensive drug $2,100 per treatment, time consuming 30 minute IV and 1 hour observation for 90 minutes per individual. Most insurance excludes or pay very little for drugs that are not on FDA approved list. So hospital administrators are reluctant to encourage doctors to use time consuming therapy and expensive unreimbursed drugs. Although its use has been increasing over the last 6 weeks. 40,523,954 reported cases of covid 652,480 deaths death rate 1.61% clinical trials estimate if monoclonal treatment were given to everyone as soon as case is diagnosed the death rate would fall to 1.4% The time and expense to achieve 0.21% reduction in the general population is too great when the vast majority don't need it. So treatment is usually reserved for high risk individuals, 65+ or diabetes, obese, heart disease (or the wealthy and well connected if they absolutely insist) [/QUOTE]
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