{"id":84729,"date":"2021-09-18T16:47:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-18T20:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=84729"},"modified":"2021-09-18T16:47:39","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T20:47:39","slug":"shock-vax-stat-more-than-half-of-those-who-are-seeking-monoclonal-antibody-treatment-in-the-south-of-florida-are-fully-vaccinated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=84729","title":{"rendered":"SHOCK VAX STAT: &#8220;More than half of those who are seeking monoclonal antibody treatment in the south of Florida are fully vaccinated\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>DeSantis Office: Over Half Of Those Seeking Lifesaving COVID-19 Treatment In South Florida Fully Vaccinated<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->By Jack Phillips<br \/>\nThe Epoch Times<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019s office said that more than half of those who are seeking\u00a0monoclonal antibody treatment in the south of Florida are \u201cfully vaccinated\u201d individuals amid supply issues.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cMore than half the patients getting the monoclonal antibody treatment in south Florida are fully vaccinated,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>DeSantis spokeswoman Christina Pushaw\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristinaPushaw\/status\/1438850556005601280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1438850556005601280%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fpolitics%2F2021%2F09%2F17%2Fdesantis-team-coronavirus-treatment-vaccinated%2F\">wrote<\/a>\u00a0in response to a comment on Twitter that suggested that only unvaccinated people are the reason why there is a significant demand for\u00a0monoclonal antibodies.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"Advert_desktop__1J5vD Advert_tablet__3QEBr Advert_mobile__1rlLc Advert_placement__1I4yb Advert_align__N0_fw\">\n<aside id=\"in-content-video\" class=\"Advert_verticallySpaced__wnPy3\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21841313772,21778456762\/zerohedge\/in_content_video_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Florida, she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristinaPushaw\/status\/1438677211977064448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1438677211977064448%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fpolitics%2F2021%2F09%2F17%2Fdesantis-team-coronavirus-treatment-vaccinated%2F\">wrote<\/a>\u00a0hours earlier, \u201cis above average in vaccination rate\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>and that \u201cmore than half of the patients in south Florida getting monoclonal antibody treatment are vaccinated and have breakthrough infections.\u00a0<strong>Vaccinated or unvaccinated &#8211; Denying treatment to Covid patients is wrong.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Monoclonal antibodies are engineered\u00a0immune system proteins that boost an immune response against an infection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/gov.desantis-speaks-e1624729773954-700x420.jpg?itok=ASZcAADv\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/gov.desantis-speaks-e1624729773954-700x420.jpg?itok=ASZcAADv\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/gov.desantis-speaks-e1624729773954-700x420.jpg?itok=ASZcAADv\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"7b558963-54e9-46ee-b014-f357a51a8bdd\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Earlier this week, the White House and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced plans to control the U.S. monoclonal antibody supply due to distribution issues.<\/strong>\u00a0According to HHS\u2019s website in a Sept. 13\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.phe.gov\/emergency\/events\/COVID19\/investigation-MCM\/Bamlanivimab-etesevimab\/Pages\/Update-13Sept21.aspx\">update<\/a>, the agency \u201cwill\u00a0determine the weekly amount of mAb products each state and territory receives based on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-covid-19\">COVID-19<\/a>\u00a0case burden and [monoclonal antibody treatment] utilization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for HHS told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/09\/15\/health\/monoclonal-antibody-treatment-distribution-change-contracts\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0Florida, Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana are using 70 percent of the supply of the drug.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cGiven this reality, we must work to ensure our supply of these life-saving therapies remains available for all states and territories, not just some,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>the HHS spokesperson said, adding that a new system \u201cwill help maintain equitable distribution, both geographically and temporally, across the country \u2026 providing states and territories with consistent, fairly-distributed supply over the coming weeks.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Before the change, states and hospitals could purchase the antibodies on their own without going through the federal government.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>\u201cMore than 50 percent of the monoclonal antibodies that had been used in Florida were going to be reduced,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>DeSantis\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/article\/federal-takeover-monoclonal-antibody-dose\/37627240\">said<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday, adding that\u00a0<strong>\u201cthere\u2019s going to be a huge disruption, and patients are going to suffer as a result of this.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On Thursday, DeSantis\u2019s office said the state would deal directly with GlaxoSmithKline, a maker of monoclonal antibody infusion treatments.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cThe Biden administration and their allies in media have claimed that Florida is using too much monoclonal treatment because of a low vaccination rate,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Pushaw\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/florida-seeking-monoclonal-supplies-from-glaxo-smith-kline_4001723.html\">told<\/a>\u00a0The Epoch Times on Thursday,\u00a0<em><strong>\u201cand Biden has lashed out at Governor DeSantis for opposing the tyrannical federal vaccine mandate.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/covid-19\/desantis-office-over-half-those-seeking-lifesaving-covid-19-treatment-south-florida-fully\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/covid-19\/desantis-office-over-half-those-seeking-lifesaving-covid-19-treatment-south-florida-fully<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DeSantis Office: Over Half Of Those Seeking Lifesaving COVID-19 Treatment In South Florida Fully 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