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Case Reports
. 2022 Feb 28;14(2):e22721.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.22721.
eCollection 2022 Feb.
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- 1 Internal Medicine, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, USA.
- 2 Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, USA.
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Hitesh Gurjar et al.
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. 2022 Feb 28;14(2):e22721.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.22721.
eCollection 2022 Feb.
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- 1 Internal Medicine, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, USA.
- 2 Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, USA.
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Abstract
Vaccine hesitancy remains a significant challenge in managing the current pandemic despite highly effective vaccines in the United States. Monoclonal antibodies (mAb) are an essential addition to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) treatment, along with oral antiviral agents (OAA), for non-hospitalized patients having risk factors for progression to severe COVID-19, especially in unvaccinated people. We present a case of a 74-year-old unvaccinated Hispanic woman with a history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary artery disease, obesity, and asthma who survived two episodes of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) infections in January 2021 and December 2021 with exclusive use of mAb. Our case highlights the importance of using mAbs for treating high-risk patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection, especially in patients with vaccine hesitancy.
Keywords:
bamlanivimab; covid-19; monoclonal antibodies; sotrovimab; vaccine hesitancy.
Copyright © 2022, Gurjar et al.
Conflict of interest statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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Figure 1. Timeline depicting Emergency Use Authorization…
Figure 1. Timeline depicting Emergency Use Authorization of Monoclonal Antibodies and Emergence of SARS‑CoV‑2 Variant
Figure 1. Timeline depicting Emergency Use Authorization of Monoclonal Antibodies and Emergence of SARS‑CoV‑2 Variant
SARS‑CoV‑2: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 COVID 19: Coronavirus disease 2019 US: United States
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