Pasco State-Run Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Site To Close

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL — To support the transition of monoclonal antibody therapy treatment administration to locally operated providers, the state-supported monoclonal antibody therapy treatment site at Fasano Center, 11611 Denton Ave. in Pasco County, will close on Nov. 27.

Alternative monoclonal antibody therapy treatment locations include:

• AdventHealth Dade City, 13100 Fort King Road, Dade City
• Medical Center Of Trinity, 9330 State Road 54, Suite 401, Trinity
• AdventHealth Wesley Chapel, 2600 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Wesley Chapel
• Morton Plant North Bay Hospital, 6600 Madison St., Port Richey
• AdventHealth Zephyrhills, 7050 Gall Blvd., Zephyrhills

The Florida Department of Health will continue to allocate doses of monoclonal antibodies to health care providers with high utilization rates and will ensure inventory levels meet county demand.

Monoclonal antibodies help the immune system recognize and respond effectively to the COVID-19 virus. The therapy treatment is for people who have contracted or been exposed to COVID-19. Monoclonal antibody therapy treatment can prevent severe illness, hospitalization and death in high-risk patients who have contracted COVID-19. Specifically, it reduces the risk of death/hospitalization by 70 to 85 percent and reduces the risk of developing symptomatic disease by more than 80 percent.