Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo wrote a letter to the Biden Administration asking them to stop blocking the distribution of monoclonal antibody treatments in the U.S. The Biden Admin is claiming that the meds are no longer needed, since they are not effective against Omicron. But Ladapo claims they still very much need the meds for other COVID patients. Biden shouldn’t be messing with drug distribution anyway, unless it’s to help
“In a letter sent late Tuesday night, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo is accusing the Biden Administration of “actively preventing the effective distribution of monoclonal antibody treatments in the U.S” by pausing shipments of COVID-19 antibody treatments manufactured by two major drug companies.
The letter, obtained by CBS12 News, was addressed to Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, and accuses the federal government of beginning a “sudden suspension of multiple monoclonal antibody therapy treatments.”
Last week, the Biden Administration announced it would begin to reduce shipments of monoclonal antibody treatments made by the companies Regeneron and Eli Lilly, because the drugs have not been proven to be effective against the new Omicron variant.
Studies show a third monoclonal antibody treatment, Sotrovimab from the company Glaxosmithkline, does work against Omicron and is still being supplied by the federal government.
But, Florida’s Surgeon General argues the state still needs shipments of the other two treatments to be used against existing cases of the Delta Variant. Roughly 20 percent of the state’s cases are still Delta cases, according to the Florida Department of Health.
“Florida is a large, diverse state with one of the highest percentages of seniors in the U.S., and we must empower healthcare providers to make decisions that will save the lives of Americans everywhere without the dictates imposed by the federal government,” writes Surgeon General Ladapo in the letter.
“President Biden recently stated there is no federal solution to COVID-19, and solving this pandemic will happen at the state level. Therefore, as Surgeon General, I respectfully request that you allow states and healthcare practitioners to provide treatment options that best benefit the communities they know and serve,” the letter continues.”
There is no good reason for Biden to do this. COVID keeps mutating and we keep getting new strands in. For all we know, the medicine could be used on the next strain that comes through. If doctors claim they need it, why would Biden be blocking it? Is he trying to hurt people? I hope he has a change of heart and lets these Americans in need get their medicine.