Biden just the other day claimed that there is no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to COVID, and basically said state leaders need to figure it out on their own. But then he does this. The Biden Admin has been blocking the distribution of COVID drugs. Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo called the Biden Admin out on it demanding they let him do his job.
“In a letter sent late Tuesday night, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo is accusing the Biden Administration of “actively preventing the effective distribution of monoclonal antibody treatments in the U.S” by pausing shipments of COVID-19 antibody treatments manufactured by two major drug companies.
The letter, obtained by CBS12 News, was addressed to Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, and accuses the federal government of beginning a “sudden suspension of multiple monoclonal antibody therapy treatments.”
Last week, the Biden Administration announced it would begin to reduce shipments of monoclonal antibody treatments made by the companies Regeneron and Eli Lilly, because the drugs have not been proven to be effective against the new Omicron variant.
Studies show a third monoclonal antibody treatment, Sotrovimab from the company Glaxosmithkline, does work against Omicron and is still being supplied by the federal government.
But, Florida’s Surgeon General argues the state still needs shipments of the other two treatments to be used against existing cases of the Delta Variant. Roughly 20 percent of the state’s cases are still Delta cases, according to the Florida Department of Health.
“Florida is a large, diverse state with one of the highest percentages of seniors in the U.S., and we must empower healthcare providers to make decisions that will save the lives of Americans everywhere without the dictates imposed by the federal government,” writes Surgeon General Ladapo in the letter.
“President Biden recently stated there is no federal solution to COVID-19, and solving this pandemic will happen at the state level. Therefore, as Surgeon General, I respectfully request that you allow states and healthcare practitioners to provide treatment options that best benefit the communities they know and serve,” the letter continues.”
Biden should leave this to the real Doctors.
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