Previously, distribution sites could order the antibody treatments directly from manufacturers.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said his state has bypassed the Biden administration’s limits on monoclonal antibodies – a lifesaving COVID-19 treatment – by obtaining its own supply.
“Texas has obtained its own separate allocation of these monoclonal antibody treatments working around the limitations that President Biden has put on us so that we will be able to ensure that anybody in the state of Texas that wants access to these special treatments, that they will be able to get it,” Abbott said during an interview on with Dana Loesch.
In a tweet, Abbott, a Republican, said Texans who test positive for COVID-19 and get a doctor’s referral will have access to “these proven, effective treatments.”