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Post by M. Hawbaker on Jan 1, 2021 0:59:14 GMT
Over three dozen people were mistakenly given the Regeneron monoclonal antibody treatment instead of the Moderna vaccine, the West Virginia National Guard announced on Thursday
Forty-two people received the antibody product, intramuscularly, at a vaccination clinic hosted by staff at the Boone County Health Department. The treatment, which was given Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization in November, is normally given as an intravenous infusion.
"It has been determined that this was an isolated incident," Julie Miller, an administrator for the Boone County Health Department, told ABC News.
Medical experts with the Joint Interagency Task Force do not believe there is any risk of harm to these 42 individuals, and all individuals who received the monoclonal antibody have been contacted or are in the process of being contacted, according to the West Virginia National Guard.
Because there is currently no data on the safety and efficacy of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in persons who received monoclonal antibodies as part of COVID-19 treatment, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that "vaccination should be deferred for at least 90 days, as a precautionary measure until additional information becomes available, to avoid interference of the antibody treatment with vaccine-induced immune responses."
However, despite the CDC's recommendation, the West Virginia National Guard told ABC News that "there are no concerns that this will set individuals back 90 days," and that "all 42 individuals are being offered the vaccine today."
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Post by barb43 on Jan 1, 2021 1:03:22 GMT
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Post by barb43 on Jan 1, 2021 23:31:51 GMT
The bad thing about this is this right here: [quote}Because there is currently no data on the safety and efficacy of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in persons who received monoclonal antibodies as part of COVID-19 treatment, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that "vaccination should be deferred for at least 90 days, as a precautionary measure until additional information becomes available, to avoid interference of the antibody treatment with vaccine-induced immune responses." However, despite the CDC's recommendation, the West Virginia National Guard told ABC News that "there are no concerns that this will set individuals back 90 days," and that "all 42 individuals are being offered the vaccine today."[/quote] People are really drinking the kool-aid, aren't they? * IF I'd taken the vaccine and then was told this, I'd say, "Hol' up!" and I'd wait the 90 days to see if I had any kind of reaction, became ill, whatever. IOW, I'd take precautions to safeguard my health. I certainly would not be in line to take the vaccine because the WVARNG told me there were no concerns & I could get the vaccine today. One thing these 42 people should also consider is that they've just become a big test study of "what happens to someone who take the antibodies intravenously & then 1) doesn't take the vaccine for 90 days? or 2) takes the vaccine the day they're notified?"
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