Florida’s Surgeon General is accusing the Biden administration of “actively preventing” his state from getting enough monoclonal antibodies due to the surge in Omicron cases and calls on HHS to get out of the state’s way of providing these treatments to patients.
NEW: Florida Surgeon General says Biden Admin is “actively preventing” distribution of monoclonal antibodies by pausing shipments of Regeneron, in letter to HHS Sec.
Feds paused Regeneron bc it may not work against Omicron. FL says it can still be used in existing Delta cases. pic.twitter.com/9mmw5SsuZJ
— Jay O’Brien (@jayobtv) December 28, 2021
Letter goes on to reference Biden’s remarks yesterday:
“President Biden recently states that there is no federal solution to COVID-19… Therefore, I respectfully request that you allow states and healthcare practitioners to provide treatment options…”— Jay O’Brien (@jayobtv) December 28, 2021
Here’s the important parts of the letter to HHS:
I don’t know if this is politics or just the incompetence of the administration. The CDC just admitted that they had overestimated the percentage of Omicron cases in the US, and if this is the basis for the reduction of these monoclonal antibodies, the administration must reverse course.
HHS has just issued a response to Florida’s Surgeon General, claiming Florida should have plenty:
NEW: @HHSGov responds to Florida’s email.
Statement below from spokesperson, pic.twitter.com/dJrehrlFb9
— Jay O’Brien (@jayobtv) December 29, 2021
