Republican governors in some of the states hardest hit by the pandemic are pushing expensive Covid cocktails over cheap masks
And Missouri plans to spend $15 million in CARES Act money to open and staff at least five new infusion centers across the state.
“It doesn’t make sense to stand in the way of science and clear public health guidance that we are getting from all non-crackpot doctors, nurses and experts in this country,” said Quinton Lucas, mayor of Kansas City, Mo. “You’re having this discussion about [infusion] centers that can be avoided if we get people vaccinated.”
given in infusion centers, and the treatment can take a couple hours. Some hospitals have to set up separate sites or temporary structures to accomplish the task. His spokesperson Christina Pushaw said the governor never intended for antibody treatments to be viewed as a substitute for vaccines and he has done dozens of events to promote the shot. She added that while people are aware of the vaccine they may not know about antibody treatments, which is why it was important for the governor to call attention to it.
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