In a public health presentation last week, state physician Dr. Lisa Rabinowitz said it’s especially important for older Alaskans to know how to access treatment right now, as the BA.5 omicron variant spreads widely.
A vial of monoclonal antibody treatment at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium warehouse on Oct. 5, 2021
“Once someone gets severely ill, it’s really too late for these,” he said. “Don’t watch and wait. Don’t say, ‘Hey, my symptoms started, I want to see if I get worse.’ Because by the time you get worse, it’s probably too late for these drugs to do any good.” “It’s not a reason to not take this drug,” he said. “We’re not hearing about more severe rebound cases. And in the clinical trials, even in retrospective data, it’s less than 1% of people.”
The COVID treatments currently available include one monoclonal antibody treatment and three antivirals.
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