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Monoclonal antibody sites throughout Florida ordered closed
Monoclonal antibody sites throughout Florida ordered closed by the FDA
UPDATED 7:33 AM ET Jan. 25, 2022 PUBLISHED 10:43 PM ET Jan. 24, 2022
STATEWIDE — Monoclonal antibody sites throughout Florida will be closed after the FDA removed treatment authorization for the Regeneron and Eli Lilly monoclonal antibody treatments, according to a statement from the Florida Department of Health.
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A release from Gov. Ron DeSantis' office condemned the move, accusing the Biden administration's "haphazard decision to revoke authorization of lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments".
The governor is demanding the Biden administration reverse the decision, saying that is will prevent access to lifesaving treatments for Floridians.
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And the state’s surgeon general also spoke out against the FDA decision.
“In our field of medicine, when someone comes to you seeking a treatment that could save their life, it is essential to have treatment options to ensure health care providers can make the best decisions for their patients,” said Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo. “The federal government has failed to adequately provide the United States with adequate outpatient treatment options for COVID-19. Now, they are scrambling to cover up a failure to deliver on a promise to ‘shut down the virus.'”
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Monoclonal antibody sites throughout Florida ordered closed by the FDA
UPDATED 7:33 AM ET Jan. 25, 2022 PUBLISHED 10:43 PM ET Jan. 24, 2022
STATEWIDE — Monoclonal antibody sites throughout Florida will be closed after the FDA removed treatment authorization for the Regeneron and Eli Lilly monoclonal antibody treatments, according to a statement from the Florida Department of Health.
[...]
A release from Gov. Ron DeSantis' office condemned the move, accusing the Biden administration's "haphazard decision to revoke authorization of lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments".
The governor is demanding the Biden administration reverse the decision, saying that is will prevent access to lifesaving treatments for Floridians.
[...]
And the state’s surgeon general also spoke out against the FDA decision.
“In our field of medicine, when someone comes to you seeking a treatment that could save their life, it is essential to have treatment options to ensure health care providers can make the best decisions for their patients,” said Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo. “The federal government has failed to adequately provide the United States with adequate outpatient treatment options for COVID-19. Now, they are scrambling to cover up a failure to deliver on a promise to ‘shut down the virus.'”
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