Has the FDA approved this treatment for covid?

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Has the FDA approved this treatment for covid?

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EUA

Do you or anyone else know why it was distributed in this manner before? Was it previously limited in its availability?

States call the phama company and said we need meds.

Now they gotta go through big brother to decide if they are worthy.

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Administration sites no longer order directly from AmerisourceBergen

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Yes, its about punishing the red states. Also, the treatment has really made the difference for many -- as the thread has posted. One of them no less are President Trump and Melania. They used Regeneron.


The cartels should be encouraged and assisted in setting up a black market for it.

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Maybe there's a veterinary version?

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States call the phama company and said we need meds.

Now they gotta go through big brother to decide if they are worthy.

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Right your post said that it was previously handled through the feds from Nov to feb. Anyone know why it switched to open availability back in feb? I'm assuming stocks grew as time went on.

Inevitably people will use that as an argument to do itbqgain amdnid just like information so I can call them a dumbass with facts

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jefe95 said:

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States call the phama company and said we need meds.

Now they gotta go through big brother to decide if they are worthy.

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I can understand this if the pharmaceutical company is stretched to its limits and there is a rationing need. But there isn't. Looks like they can spin up more now and that they don't have feedstock issues for future production.

So this is just pure spite dressed up as necessary bureaucracy.

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Ok so there used to be limited stock and now there isn't, further evidence that this is out of spite. Diagustimg.

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All of this came to a halt yesterday. As of yesterday the Biden Administration is metering how many doses of Regeneron are sent to Texas and thus limiting how many are sent to the Montgomery County location. Telling Texas to reduce its use of the therapeutic treatment that has literally been saving lives and reducing hospitalizations.

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SIAP

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Just Texas or all states?

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AnScAggie said:

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Best stock up on Ivermectin.

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The same will happen with ivermectin.....count on it.

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I tend to agree. Basically at some point if you don't vote the right way, bend to every jab/mask demand, have the right demographics, or appeal to whatever whim the leftists have then you'll be receiving no treatment.

https://roy.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-roy-presses-biden-administration-answers-increased-restrictions-monoclonal

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WASHINGTON Today, Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21) sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra inquiring about recent changes to the process for doctors to obtain monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatments for COVID-19.

"As you know, antibody treatments such as bamlanivimab, bamlanivimab/etesevimab, and casirivimab/imdevimab were approved under Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) and have been shown to be effective in treating COVID-19 patients. Providers across the country, including providers in Texas, have utilized these treatments, aiding in effective treatment of COVID-19 patients. Unfortunately, numerous doctors and healthcare professionals who serve COVID-19 patients are reportedly being denied or limited orders for these treatments by HHS," the letter reads.

However, on September 3, 2021, HHS, in an effort to "promote optimal and equitable use of the available supply of monoclonal antibodies," began restricting and regulating all orders of these treatments.

"The last thing HHS should be doing is impeding on providers' ability to best serve their patients, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic," Congressman Roy said of the letter. "This recent HHS order will further prevent doctors from being able to treat their patients and prevent their patients from receiving the care they need when they need it. The federal government should not be in the business of dictating healthcare; the American people deserve answers on why and under which authority HHS made this decision."


Full text of the letter is available here and below:


The Honorable Xavier Becerra
Secretary
Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20201

Dear Secretary Becerra,

I write to you today to inquire about the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) recent update to COVID-19 monoclonal antibody (mAb) ordering process for all sites.

As you know, antibody treatments such as bamlanivimab, bamlanivimab/etesevimab, and casirivimab/imdevimab were approved under Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) and have been shown to be effective in treating COVID-19 patients. Providers across the country, including providers in Texas, have utilized these treatments, aiding in effective treatment of COVID-19 patients. Unfortunately, numerous doctors and healthcare professionals who serve COVID-19 patients are reportedly being denied or limited orders for these treatments by HHS.

According to a notice of changes announced by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) on September 3, 2021, HHS immediately implemented changes to "promote optimal and equitable use of the available supply" of these treatments. Further, the notice also indicates HHS is "limiting immediate orders and shipment only to administration sites with HHSProtect accounts and current utilization reporting" and "Reviewing all orders for alignment with utilization, currently estimated at 70% of orders.

These recent changes have appeared to have an immediate effect on the ability to expeditiously care for and treat COVID-19 patients. It is essential that providers have the freedom to choose what treatments are most suitable for their patients without interference or delays caused by your department.

Please provide answers to the following by October 14, 2021:

For what reasons, and by whom, was this change authorized?
Is there a current or expected shortage of any monoclonal antibody treatments in the U.S.?
If so, which treatments?
Nationally, how many doses of each antibody treatment, including bamlanivimab, bamlanivimab/etesevimab, and casirivimab/imdevimab, are currently available?
Your notice indicates this is a temporary change. If this is the case, when does HHS plan to revert to normal procedures for ordering these antibody treatments?
Under what regulatory or statutory authority is HHS operating under to limit and review orders or limiting these orders to sites with HHSProtect accounts?
Is HHS prioritizing providers with HHSProtect accounts for fulfillment of orders of mAb treatments?
Is HHS reviewing all U.S. provider mAb treatment orders?

Thank you for your attention to this important matter.

Sincerely,

Chip Roy
Member of Congress

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When more people start dying and ending up in the hospital because of this, the media and communists in D.C. will blame the Republican governors and then move to inflict even more attacks on the states as punishment.

It is all intentional and by design, and for the purpose of the 2022 and 2024 elections.

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Maybe by then the 2024 one will be academic.

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All of this came to a halt yesterday. As of yesterday the Biden Administration is metering how many doses of Regeneron are sent to Texas and thus limiting how many are sent to the Montgomery County location. Telling Texas to reduce its use of the therapeutic treatment that has literally been saving lives and reducing hospitalizations.

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SIAP

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Just Texas or all states?

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Florida too apparently. This is what DeSantis has been promoting.

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Every day is worse and worse news.

Are these Marxists, Totalitarian Techno-overlords trying to provoke the bear? Seems so.

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What are you going to do about it?

Exactly.

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All of this came to a halt yesterday. As of yesterday the Biden Administration is metering how many doses of Regeneron are sent to Texas and thus limiting how many are sent to the Montgomery County location. Telling Texas to reduce its use of the therapeutic treatment that has literally been saving lives and reducing hospitalizations.

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SIAP

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Just Texas or all states?

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Florida too apparently. This is what DeSantis has been promoting.

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Texas & Florida need to sue.

Central planning is never good.

I'm not familiar with the Defense Production Act, but a quick web search found this from https://www.investopedia.com/defense-production-act-dpa-5187806

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The DPA has been reauthorized by Congress 53 times, most recently in 2018, and is scheduled to expire in 2025. Over the years, the biggest change in the law has been an expansion in the definition of "national defense" to encompass energy production, critical infrastructure development, emergency preparedness and recovery, counterterrorism activities, and public health actions, as well as measures to ensure the continuity of government.2

Perhaps not surprisingly, the Department of Defense is the most active user of priority orders under the act, placing some 300,000 contracts each year. By comparison, the Department of Homeland Security secured fewer than 400 orders in 2019, the last year the data was made available, with 60% of those supporting preparedness for hurricanes and other disasters.3

Meanwhileuntil the COVID-19 pandemic led to an executive order by President Donald Trump on March 23, 2020, to prevent price gouging and hoarding of medical suppliesthe allocation power provided by the law hadn't been exercised since the end of the Cold War.

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Though the key power of requiring companies to prioritize contractsalong with the seldom-used ability to allocate resourceswas initially granted to the president, Congress has since delegated those authorities to six cabinet officials. In addition to the secretary of defense, the other department heads with prioritization authority involving their relevant portfolios include the secretaries of agriculture, energy, health and human services, transportation, and commerce.

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In other words, it's an act of Congress passed in 1950 to make sure that the government has first priority on anything they want. This is by no means compatible with a Capitalistic society and it needs to end.

That hand would be BO.

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TheEternalPessimist said:

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Every day is worse and worse news.

Are these Marxists, Totalitarian Techno-overlords trying to provoke the bear? Seems so.

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The administration currently leading our country is only good at one thing, political revenge. They don't know how to lead. They don't value the lives of Americans. They don't know how to run anything. All they know how to do is play politics and award their friends while punishing their enemies.

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Hopefully they will learn the Mideast lesson that the cycle of revenge is two ways.

TheEternalPessimist said:

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Every day is worse and worse news.

Are these Marxists, Totalitarian Techno-overlords trying to provoke the bear? Seems so.

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My guess is one of two thoughts. First, these tyrants believe that the American people will continue to blindly follow their dictates.

Or, they will push until law biding, patriotic citizens rise up against the tyranny. In this case, the tyrants are expecting to quickly put down the resistance, and then have an excuse to round up those who might dare question their authority. See how January 6 is blown out of proportion compared to the summer BLM riots.

We don't need to assist the cartels with anything. What Biden is doing is damn wrong but even suggesting that the cartels should be given any control on this is dealing with Satan himself.

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Or, they will push until law biding, patriotic citizens rise up against the tyranny.

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Don't know if I'm buying this anymore. I mean...what more do they have to do before all these Patriots draw a line in the sand or stand up? All I've seen is a bunch of rolling over.

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Please provide answers to the following by October 14, 2021

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Way to put the screws to them there dude.

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TheEternalPessimist said:

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Every day is worse and worse news.

Are these Marxists, Totalitarian Techno-overlords trying to provoke the bear? Seems so.

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What are you going to do about it?

Exactly.

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And you?

titan said:

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Gigem314 said:

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TheEternalPessimist said:

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Every day is worse and worse news.

Are these Marxists, Totalitarian Techno-overlords trying to provoke the bear? Seems so.

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The administration currently leading our country is only good at one thing, political revenge. They don't know how to lead. They don't value the lives of Americans. They don't know how to run anything. All they know how to do is play politics and award their friends while punishing their enemies.

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Hopefully they will learn the Mideast lesson that the cycle of revenge is two ways.

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Well they certainly didn't learn with Trump.

Now they're setting the stage for either a Trump comeback or a future 'Trump' winning and giving it right back to them somewhere down the road.