Hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Florida continue to rise and reach 16,937, a very high mark compared to last year’s statistics. What is most worrying is the number of people who have required care. medical in the last two days.
The state, for its part, is confident that the treatment of monoclonal antibodies now available to the public will help infected people.
In Florida, more than 2,310 people were admitted with the virus this Saturday alone, a trend that already worries even vaccinated people.
Antonio Gallucci, a Miami resident, says he is “taking the appropriate precautions because a new strain may be faster spreading to those who already had the virus and take care not only of those who are vaccinated but those who did not have the virus.” virus “is a necessity these days.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing for the treatment of monoclonal antibodies after a facility in Tropical Park was opened this Saturday that will treat at least 300 patients daily every day of the week.
One doctor explains that these are “antibodies and proteins that attack any pathogenic microorganism that comes to get sick are produced and infused in this case by intravenous or an injection because it directly attacks the virus.”
The treatment is free, lasts about an hour, and is designed for patients who are in the first ten days of COVID-19 infection. Something many say would be helpful in the face of a possible new strain.
“If it’s something that’s approved by the FDA and other recognized entities, I don’t see why not and surely any treatment that helps needs to be done,” urges Daniel Bernal, a Miami resident concerned about the current state of the state. .
On the other hand, Miami Dade College will once again be offering free vaccination sites at all of its colleges in August and September in hopes of seeing a rise in the number of immunized people in our area.
Free vaccines will also be offered at Miami Dade College Medical Campus. People can receive the first dose starting this Wednesday, August 25 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.