Thread by @DrEricDing

📍SUSPENDING Monoclonal Antibody Drugs—as of today, New York City’s major @MountSinaiNYC hospital system has now formally stopped offering 2 key MAB drugs against #Omicron due to lack of effects in new studies. ➡️What happens when we let #COVID19 run rampant. HT @dianaberrent

2) I share @dianaberrent’s concern that this is a huge reset on pandemic control given how many people in many states rely on this against COVID — especially among many who are vaccine hesitant. MABs are often touted by R governors as an alternative to vaccines.

https://twitter.com/dianaberrent/status/1472722774892363779

3) Here is the specific study that points to lack of neutralization of #Omicron with several major monoclonal antibody drugs. “Undetectable”

https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1471051473668775940

4) I’m generally not a huge fan of MABs long term — they did work, but expensive, slow to produce (read: rich countries only)c invasive requiring IV infusion, & easily evaded by variants because they are a “monoclonal” one-hit-wonder synthetic antibody.
reuters.com/business/healt…

5) Wanna know something that doesn’t care about #Omicron but works against all COVID? Masks and better indoor air quality via ventilation and air disinfection — it’s a NEAT COOL TRICK called aerosol science! See thread 🧵 below 👇

https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1471054758085632002