The State Health Department announced it is pausing administration of most monoclonal antibody treatments due to the current dominance of the Omicron variant. The decision comes as a federal decision was made that the treatment is not effective against the new strain, which now makes up an estimated 84% of Louisiana cases per LDH.
The two antibody treatments offers were studied and found to not help though who came down with the more resilient strain.
The state is receiving a shipment of a different monoclonal antibody treatment, sotrovibmab, which appears to have some effect against Omicron. So far only 228 doses have been delivered, with a steady increase in deliveries expected in the near future.
Once those shipments arrive the following hospitals will have access to the treatment:
· North Oaks Medical Center, 15790 Paul Vega MD Drive, Hammond
· Ochsner Medical Center, 1514 Jefferson Drive, New Orleans
· Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, 5000 Hennessy Blvd., Baton Rouge
· St. Francis Medical Center, 309 Jackson St., Monroe
· University Medical Center, 2000 Canal St., New Orleans
· Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, 1701 Oak Park Blvd., Lake Charles
