White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki defended the FDA during Tuesday’s press briefing for revoking its emergency use authorization for monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19.
The Florida Department of Health said in a statement: “Unfortunately, as a result of this abrupt decision made by the federal government, all monoclonal antibody state sites will be closed until further notice.”
When asked what her response was to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), Psaki said, “Well, let’s just take a step back here just to realize how crazy this is a little bit.”
“We’ve approached COVID treatments like filling a medicine cabinet, we’re not relying on one type, one brand or treatment,” she said. “We invested in and continue to buy a variety across monoclonal antibodies, pre-exposure prevention therapies, and oral antivirals.”
“What the FDA is making clear is that these treatments, the ones that they are fighting over, that the governor is fighting over, do not work against Omicron and they have side effects,” she claimed. “That is what the scientists are saying. We have sent them twice 71,000 doses of treatments that are effective against Omicron and are effective also against Delta. And they are still advocating for treatments that don’t work.”
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