Roper St. Francis Hospital becomes testing ground for new potential COVID-19 treatments
VIDEO: Roper St. Francis Hospital becomes testing ground for new potential COVID-19 treatments By Kaitlin Stansell | January 13, 2021 at 5:10 PM EST - Updated January 13 at 7:43 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A Lowcountry hospital was selected to be among ten sites across the country to test a new and promising coronavirus treatment.
Roper St. Francis Hospital experimented with an antibody therapy called CERC-002 that has shown positive impacts for patients who are hospitalized with complications caused by COVID-19.
CERC is a LIGHT-neutralizing antibody therapy that directs a patient’s immune system to respond to the infection in a way that reduces further inflammation.
|January 13, 2021 at 5:10 PM EST - Updated January 13 at 7:43 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A Lowcountry hospital was selected to be among ten sites across the country to test a new and promising coronavirus treatment.
Roper St. Francis Hospital experimented with an antibody therapy called CERC-002 that has shown positive impacts for patients who are hospitalized with complications caused by COVID-19.
CERC is a LIGHT-neutralizing antibody therapy that directs a patient’s immune system to respond to the infection in a way that reduces further inflammation.
In this case, LIGHT does not refer to the illumination produced from electricity, but instead, it is an acronym for immune responses in the lung, gut and skin. The neutralizing effects of CERC seem to regulate and play a key role in the immune response to COVID-19 complications like pneumonia and other respiratory issues, according to a press release published on Jan. 5.
Despite slow vaccine rollout, state seeing more than 500 extra doses in vials
Despite slow vaccine rollout, state seeing more than 500 extra doses in vials By Chris Joseph | January 6, 2021 at 7:07 PM EST - Updated January 7 at 7:18 AM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The vaccine rollout in South Carolina has been criticized by some of the state’s highest leaders, but not all the news is dire.
The
January 6 COVID-19 Vaccine allocation update from DHEC shows 11 facilities are reporting vaccine utilization rates higher than 100%.
This means they’ve used all their vaccines and found extra along the way.
“[It’s] very encouraging,” said Michelle O’Quinn, the director of pharmacy services for Colleton Medical Center.