State Officials: Free COVID-19 Antibody Therapy Now Available To North Texans Going Unused

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

January 14, 2021

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Two infusion centers providing North Texans with COVID-19 free access to antibody treatments to potentially lessen the severity of their illness are being drastically underused, according to the state.

The Texas Division of Emergency Management opened centers at undisclosed locations in Irving and Fort Worth Monday. An information sheet provided by the agency states each one can handle 50 patients a day. A spokesperson Wednesday, said, so far, they’ve treated a total of only five.

When Randy Isenberg, of Dallas, was diagnosed with COVID-19 in December, he received a monoclonal antibody treatment. “Immediately when the infusion started, I felt better,” he recalls. “It’s a miracle treatment.”

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