Texas runs out of monoclonal antibody treatment to fight omicron
The state health department has run out of a key treatment to fight the omicron COVID-19 variant, which now makes up 90% of the virus cases in Texas.
On Monday, the Texas Department of State Health Services announced that its regional infusion centers in Austin, El Paso, Fort Worth, San Antonio and The Woodlands have run out of the monoclonal antibody sotrovimab.
That antibody has been shown to be effective against the omicron variant. Other monoclonal antibodies have not been shown to be effective against omicron.
The state does not expect to receive another shipment of sotrovimab from the federal government until January.
Read more: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/healthcare/2021/12/27/texas-runs-out-monoclonal-antibody-sotrovimab-treatment-fight-omicron-covid/9028607002/
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