DeSantis Touts Covid Treatments After FDA Says They Don't Work

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-25/desantis-touts-covid-treatments-after-fda-says-they-don-t-work

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is calling on regulators to allow use of two monoclonal antibody therapies for Covid-19 after the Food and Drug Administration halted their use in a ruling neither manufacturer disputes.

The FDA said Monday that it was rescinding authorization for the use of Eli Lilly & Co. and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. monoclonal antibody treatments in the U.S. because they aren’t effective against omicron, which has become overwhelmingly dominant in all regions of the country, including Florida.

The decision, backed by the American Medical Association, comes as other therapies are increasingly available while one other monoclonal remains in use. Several studies have indicated the other two treatments don’t work against omicron in particular. Eli Lilly went so far as to say it agrees with the FDA, while Regeneron acknowledged the decision and said it’s working on other, newer monoclonal antibody treatments.

DeSantis, however, said access to those drugs shouldn’t be barred “based on the whims of a floundering president” -- though the decision was made by the regulator, not by President Joe Biden’s staff.

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Sure it has nothing to do with the $10+ million DeSantis has been given politically by the CEO of the company that makes Regeneron.