Niles Daily Star, Mich.
A COVID-19 treatment for those suffering from mild to moderate symptoms may soon be administered right in patients homes.
The Southwestern Michigan Community Ambulance Service and its emergency medical services team are working together with area health systems, like Spectrum Health Lakeland, to bring a monoclonal antibody treatment to COVID-19 patients in higher risk categories to keep them from developing serious symptoms. The treatment type is allowed under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, by way of an Emergency Use Authorization. We got a call about a month ago to seriously take this into consideration by the state. [There was a] request to all EMS agencies to become active in this, said SMCAS Executive Director Brian Scribner.
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April 14, 2021
Berrien County’s COVID-19 rates are currently about double what they were a month ago as the effort to get vaccines distributed continues. During a Wednesday update, Berrien County Health Officer Nicki Britten said a silver lining is that the rate is still lower than it was last fall. She also noted most of the new cases are with younger patient as the older population gets vaccinated. As for the governor’s request that schools voluntarily close, Britten said schools are relatively safe and not where most COVID cases originate. Spectrum Health Lakeland CEO Loren Hamel talked about hospitalizations.
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Spectrum Health Lakeland is inviting everyone to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccination clinic it has planned at Lake Michigan College in Niles this week. Spectrum