Republicans push for greater access to
COVID therapeutics
Posted By: Judy W., 1/20/2022 7:25:09 AM
Republicans are pushing for greater access to monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19 after the federal government took over the distribution of such drugs last year. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, filed Senate Bill 3440 to prohibit the federal government from limiting state access to monoclonal antibody treatments. “One of the things we've learned during this pandemic is that monoclonal antibodies can have a very effective therapeutic effect in combatting COVID-19 infections," Cruz said in a statement. "The Biden administration responded to these encouraging results by rationing and limiting the ability of people to access monoclonal antibodies and stopping states like my home state of Texas from ordering the treatments directly.
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The states and medical facilities used to be able to order monoclonal antibodies directly from the distributor -- that is, the usual way to distribute goods in a free economy. But Biden wants to be able to withhold the treatment from states whose governors he doesn't like, or to favor certain racial groups, or any other criteria that show who is boss of our lives.