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COURIER LIFE, N 18 OVEMBER 12-18, 2021
One Brooklyn Health offers antibody
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BY NELSON A. KING
One Brooklyn Health (OBH) is offering
antibody treatment to help reduce
the chance of hospitalization and
death from the COVID-19 virus.
Dr. Patrick T. Lee, chair of Medicine
at One Brooklyn Health — which
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encompasses Kingsbrook, Interfaith
and Brookdale hospitals in Brooklyn
— told Brooklyn Paper’s sister publication
Caribbean Life, in an exclusive
interview, that Monoclonal Antibody
Therapy is a “potentially life-saving
treatment that reduces the risk of hospitalization
and death from COVID for
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high-risk patients, ideally within the
fi rst few days after symptoms develop
and before they get ill.
“It’s shown to be effective when
given early,” said Dr. Lee, stating that
the fi rst evidence of the effectiveness
of the treatment was in January, when
a “defi nitive study” was done by the
New England Journal of Medicine,
“which shows it highly reduces death.
“It’s a synthetic antibody,” he added.
“The vaccine helps to develop antibody.”
Dr. Lee said this therapy was available
in Brookdale Emergency Room,
and that not many people were getting
it — even though the outcome is typically
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good.
“Dozens of patients have been
treated in this fashion,” he said. “If
they didn’t get the infusion, some of
those patients will get sicker.”
The chair of Medicine said Monoclonal
Antibody Treatment is available to
individuals who are confi rmed COVID
positive; high risk for progression; and
symptomatic but not seriously ill, that
is, not sick enough to be hospitalized or
require increased oxygen support.
In addition, he said the treatment
is available as a preventive treatment
to individuals who are not fully vaccinated
and exposed to someone with
COVID; or are fully vaccinated but have
a weakened immune system from a disease
or medications they are taking and
are exposed to someone with COVID.
Dr. Lee said high risk categories include:
65 years or older; obesity (body
mass index – BMI >25); pregnancy; diabetes,
chronic heart, kidney or lung
disease; weakened immune system
from disease or medications; smoking
(current or former); and active substance
use.
“Kingsbrook is the place for this
treatment,” Dr. Lee said. “It’s also offered
at other hospitals. It’s important
to emphasize that high risk is the most
important things.
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