{"id":644486,"date":"2021-08-14T14:06:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-14T18:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=644486"},"modified":"2021-08-14T14:06:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T18:06:47","slug":"gov-desantis-announces-rapid-response-team-to-expand-use-of-monoclonal-antibody-treatments-for-covid-19-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-desantis-announces-rapid-response-team-to-expand-use-of-monoclonal-antibody-treatments-for-covid-19-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. DeSantis announces rapid response team to expand use of monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19 patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgov-desantis-announces-rapid-response-team-to-expand-use-of-monoclonal-antibody-treatments-for-covid-19-patients%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=644486&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2491196\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2491196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SURFSIDE, FLORIDA \u2013 AUGUST 10: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during an event to give out bonuses to first responders held at the Grand Beach Hotel Surfside on August 10, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. (Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 11:01 AM PT \u2013 Saturday, August 14, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the launch of a rapid response team to expand the use of monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19 patients. DeSantis touted the effectiveness of the monoclonal antibody treatment in a press conference on Thursday. He added the procedure was specifically designed for high-risk patients, such as the elderly or immunocompromised.<\/p>\n<p>The antibody procedure can reportedly be used to treat mild to moderate COVID-19 cases in anyone over the age of 12 and can be used on both unvaccinated and vaccinated individuals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the most effective treatment that we\u2019ve yet encountered for people who are actually infected with COVID-19 and the way it works, I mean, that there\u2019s a core group of people that benefit from this and those are folks that are at the most high risk for severe illness from COVID-19,\u201d said DeSantis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Monoclonal antibody treatments such as Regeneron have had a major impact in preventing hospitalizations &amp; saved lives. We are utilizing monoclonal antibody strike teams to bring treatment directly to our vulnerable populations in long-term care facilities.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s2L5aOiqdI\">https:\/\/t.co\/s2L5aOiqdI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fB5v1Q4Jj2\">pic.twitter.com\/fB5v1Q4Jj2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1425862297835216899?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Florida officials have been looking to expand the use of the treatment amid a surge of COVID-19 cases throughout the Sunshine State, in an effort to relieve pressure on the state\u2019s healthcare systems.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/report-more-than-200k-illegal-immigrant-encounters-in-july\/\">Report: More Than 200K Illegal Immigrant Encounters In July<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SURFSIDE, FLORIDA \u2013 AUGUST 10: Florida Gov. 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