Experts turn to antibody treatment following swarm of breakthrough COVID-19 infections

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With high-risk breakthrough COVID infections, monoclonal antibodies may help.

, they are not 100% effective. Reports of uncommon breakthrough cases among fully vaccinated Americans, coupled with the delta variant tearing through the country, threaten to undermine the fiercely fought wins against the pandemic.

It can be administered through an intravenous infusion, or a subcutaneous injection, which is less time-consuming and labor-intensive, and more practical in an outbreak situation. Though a fraction of breakthrough cases have symptoms, the few that do may need backup to fight off the infection, experts say.

 

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Wait a minute. We were told that if you were vaccinated it would be very rare to to catch Covid and if you did it would be very minor, no hospitalization and no death. I guess they need to keep tweaking this EXPERIMENTAL drug not fully approved by the FDA.

Your misleading headline has brought all the crazies. Bravo.

So I’m seeing we have prevention to this that works so we can shut the experiment down that would be legal thing to do right? Nuremberg code anyone

Ban this.

Vaccinated people mad at unvaccinated people because big pharma sold them a lemon.

I knew the vaccines weren't effective I don't care if they block my account it's just the truth,the sooner they admit I will be better..

SHUN THE UNVACCINATED... Karma knows who they are, and will deal with them accordingly

Saved trump's life

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