Surgeon general cites antibody treatment for Trump's vaccine delay

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

"From a scientific point of view, I will remind people that the president has had COVID within the last 90 days," Adams told "Face the Nation" on Sunday. "He received monoclonal antibodies and that is actually one scenario where we tell people, 'Maybe you should hold off on getting the vaccine, talk to your health provider to find out the right time.' Politics aside, there is a medical reason."

The president spent three days at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in October after testing positive for COVID-19. As part of his treatment, Mr. Trump received the monoclonal antibody treatment developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.

After receiving authorization for emergency use from the Food and Drug Administration on December 11, Pfizer rolled out its first shipments of its two-dose coronavirus vaccine, developed in partnership with Germany's BioNTech. Front-line workers were the first to be vaccinated, and members of Congress have begun to get their first shot in the arm. Residents of long-term care facilities will also be the first to receive vaccines.

On Friday, Adams, Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence received their first dose of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine on live television, which was meant to build public confidence. President-elect Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden will get vaccinated Monday.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/surgeon-general-cites-antibody-treatment-for-trumps-vaccine-delay/ar-BB1c5a7V?li=BBnb7Kz

So how readilly available is the snti-body treatment?

[dalton99a]

1. Clueless and/or delusional

[PatSeg]

2. "Hold off on getting the vaccine"?

Is he saying, it would be better to get the virus and hope for the monoclonal antibodies treatment, than it would be to get vaccinated? Even if the antibodies treatment was readily available, wouldn't the vaccine be a better course of action? That doesn't sound reasonable or medically sound.

[RockRaven]

3. No, he's just saying that the vaccine is of unknown efficacy when given to someone who has

received that antibody treatment, so the prudent thing to do is to wait until that antibody treatment is essentially all out of you before getting the vaccine. Those antibodies can stick around for a long time, compared to normal/typical medicines.

[PatSeg]

4. Oh, okay

Thanks, that makes more sense.