Major hospitals in the New York region say they have stopped using monoclonal antibody therapies because they have run out of the treatment, leaving doctors without a vital tool for treating severely ill Covid patients.
New York University and Valley Health System in northern New Jersey notified doctors Sunday that they are suspending monoclonal antibody programs and will not be offering the treatments until they receive more shipments from state and federal health agencies. The hospitals said it was unclear when they will be resupplied.
The hospital said in the “coming weeks” it expected to get a new distribution of sotrovimab from New York state officials but that it will likely have to ration who receives the doses until supply increases. "The Mount Sinai Emergency Departments are not offering monoclonal antibody treatment at this time," the hospital said on its website."As the Omicron variant spreads, we are learning more about it. We are finding that it is passed rapidly from person to person and that most people have mild infections. We are also finding that certain monoclonal antibody treatments are not helpful for patients who become infected with this variant or for post-exposure prophylaxis.
The federal government paused shipments of all monoclonal antibodies in late November while scientists studied the effectiveness of the antibodies against the omicron variant, said a Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson. "We are working with urgency and exploring options to expand our supply capacity in 2022 so that we can support more patients," she said.
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