Hundreds of People at Risk for Severe COVID-19 Avoid Hospitalization with New Treatment
After her positive test, she arrived at Montefiore Medical Center to begin monoclonal antibody treatment.
- After her positive test, she arrived at Montefiore Medical Center to begin monoclonal antibody treatment.
- Monoclonal antibodies are created in a lab and function like naturally occurring antibodies, fighting infections before they spread.
- "Now Bronx residents have a safe, evidence-based treatment that stops COVID-19 in its tracks and is preventing severe illness."
- The monoclonal antibody treatment is given using IV therapy, administered through a vein in the arm, for about an hour.