New treatment that fights COVID-19 has doctors encouraged
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - There s a new treatment for COVID-19 that s showing great promise in keeping people out of the hospital. Monoclonal antibodies were granted emergency use authorization by the FDA in November, and local health providers have been using them for high-risk patients before severe symptoms develop. It s really the only medicine where we have evidence to use before someone gets sick enough to require oxygen, Cottage Hospital Infectious Disease Dr. David Fisk said.
Fisk calls monoclonal antibodies an important tool in the fight against COVID-19. They can help the immune system respond more effectively to the virus.