Doctors are seeing promising results with an outpatient antibody treatment they say is bringing hope when it is most needed.
With most of the state’s hospitals completely overwhelmed and understaffed, doctors and nurses are looking for any sign of relief to keep COVID patients from needing to go to the hospital. And so far this treatment appears to do that.
It is not another vaccine, and it is not a cure for the virus. But it is showing to be a highly effective treatment for those infected.
So far, doctors have used monoclonal antibody infusion on 9,700 patients throughout Louisiana. Warner Thomas, President, and CEO of Ochsner Health says the results have been excellent. He said for the 9,700 patients, only 28 of those were admitted to the hospital after getting monoclonal antibodies.
Unlike the vaccine, which works as a protective layer against COVID, the antibody infusion helps prevent the virus from replicating. But it does not take the place of patients requiring a shot after they have been treated.
