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Evusheld, which the FDA approved for emergency use, offers about six months of protection if administered before a patient is exposed to the virus, Gov. Ron DeSantis says.

The governor appeared with Toma Dean, the woman seen on the floor of a state-run Regenron clinic in a viral photo. Dean said that she believes the treatment helped keep her alive after she caught COVID.

Toma Dean said she was too out of breath to keep standing while waiting for injections of monoclonal antibodies. She says she would be in the ER had she not received the treatment.

After vaccination, antibody levels can help predict how much protection a COVID-19 shot offers, scientists are learning. The finding could speed up the development of future vaccines.

Health officials in Hillsborough County are urging people to make appointments and to prepare to spend about half a day at the site.

Citadel’s investment in Regeneron is a tiny fraction of its overall $39 billion in investments. The hedge fund's CEO has donated $10.75 million to a political committee that supports Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Gov. Ron DeSantis, who promised that additional sites would open in the coming days, said he wanted to promote the availability of the treatment and to expand access to it.

Gov. Ron DeSantis was in downtown Jacksonville touting Regeneron, an antibody treatment for those infected with the coronavirus.

Some hospitals, like Memorial Pembroke, are treating patients with antibodies if they have COVID-19 and are at risk of becoming seriously ill.

A rheumatologist in Miami-Dade seeks volunteers for a double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study to test a drug that would treat COVID-19 long-hauler syndrome.