Name: Gov. Roy Cooper expands access to monoclonal antibody therapy
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Description: Monoclonal antibody therapy is gaining popularity in North Carolina -- and hospitals throughout the Triangle are seeing an increase in demand.

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SHOW YOU HOW MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY THERAPY IS KEEPING PEOPLE OUT OF THE HOSPITAL. >>> WITH NEARLY 3800 PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL FIGHTING COVID- 19 IN NORTH CAROLINA, THE PRESSURE BUILDING TO FIND WAYS TO KEEP PATIENTS HEALTHY AND HEAL THEM FASTER. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM GERALD OWENS. >>  I AM LENA TILLETT. ONE COVID-19 TREATMENT IS HELPING TO DO THAT. IT IS CALLED MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY TREATMENT. GOVERNOR ROY COOPER SIGNED EXECUTIVE ORDER TO MAKE IT EASIER TO ACCESS THIS TREATMENT IN A STORY YOU WILL ONLY SEE ON WRAL. JOE FISHER IS LIVE AT UNC REX HOSPITAL IN RALEIGH WITH AN INSIDE LOOK ON HOW THIS WORKS. >> Reporter: TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE WHEN IT COMES TO MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY TREATMENT. THAT IS BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE GIVEN WITHIN 10 DAYS OF ONE PATIENTS FIRST START EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS. HERE AT UNC HEALTH, THEY HAVE GIVEN 5000 OF THESE TREATMENTS OVER THE PAST NINE MONTHS. 2000 OF THEM HAVE BEEN GIVEN IN THE LAST MONTH AS DELTA CONTINUES TO SPREAD. MARGARET IS A NURSE PRACTITIONER. >> WELCOME TO OUR UNIT. >> Reporter: SHE IS TAKING US INSIDE THE CLINIC SHE RUNS AT UNC REX WHERE NINE PATIENTS ARE SITTING IN RECLINERS HOOKED UP TO IVS THAT ARE CONFUSING MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES TO FIGHT OFF COVID-19. >> THAT HELPS PREVENT THE VIRUS FROM ATTACHING AND REPLICATING IN ITSELF WHICH HELPS STOP THE VIRAL SHED THEY HAVE WHERE THEY TRANSMIT THE VIRUS TO OTHER PATIENTS. >> Reporter: MARCIA AND  RICK, BOTH IN THEIR 60s STARTED FEELING ILL SIX DAYS AGO. >> NOT FEELING REAL BAD, OUT OF PRECAUTION WE GOT TESTED AND THEY WERE POSITIVE. >> Reporter: VACCINATED,  RICK IS AND MARCIA IS NOT. >>  SUMMIT IS LIKE A BAD COLD AND OTHERS TO TURN FOR THE WORSE. I DID NOT WANT TO BE ONE OF THOSE. >> Reporter: UNC HEALTH SAID 70% OF INFUSION PATIENTS REPORT SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT WITH AN 24 TO 48 HOURS. >> MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE HELP TO KEEP THEM OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND SHORTEN THE COURSE AND SEVERITY OF THE COVID INFECTION FOR THE INDIVIDUAL. >> Reporter: THE INFUSION TAKES 23 MINUTES, THE ANTIBODIES ALSO GIVEN BY INJECTION. TO BE ELIGIBLE, YOU MUST BE COVID POSITIVE AND 65 OR OLDER AND HAVE A CHRONIC CONDITION LIKE OBESITY, DIABETES, OR HEART DISEASE. >> IT IS NOT UNCOMFORTABLE. I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING DIFFERENT. >> IT IS EASY, LIKE HAVING BLOOD DRAWN, PUT A NEEDLE IN YOUR ARM HIM IT IS NO DIFFERENT. >> THE SOONER WE GET TO THE PATIENT, THE BETTER. >> Reporter: ONE-TIME TREATMENT FREEING UP HOSPITAL SPACE FOR THE SECOND PATIENTS BATTLING THE VIRUS. UNVACCINATED PATIENTS WHO RECEIVE MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY TREATMENT HAVE TO WAIT 90 DAYS BEFORE GETTING THE VACCINE. MARCIA MORGAN, YOU HEARD FROM IN THE REPORT,  IS STILL UNDECIDED ABOUT TO GET VACCINATED. OTHERS WHO MIGHT BE HESITANT TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES, HEALTHCARE WORKERS ACROSS-THE- BOARD HAVE GIVEN CONSISTENT ADVICE ALL ALONG, CALL YOUR DOCTOR, HAVE A CONVERSATION, BE INFORMED, AND GET VACCINATED. >> SUCH INCREDIBLE ACCESS INSIDE THAT HOSPITAL. TO THIS DAY, IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL MONTHS NOW, I HAVE YET TO SEE WHAT AN INFUSION LOOKS LIKE FOR MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING

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Barricades like these are usually put up during moments of unrest during protests, but they were unnecessary today. As a group of pro Palestinian protesters made their way through campus peacefully albeit loudly to get their message carrying signs of support for the Palestinian people impacted by the Israel Hamas war. Roughly 100 protesters made their way through unc's campus. They want the university to pull out any investments in Israeli businesses. It's unknown if us $5.2 billion endowment invests in any companies associated with Israel. It's what led to unrest on UN CS campus. Earlier this week, law enforcement and protesters clashed at an encampment. We're not here to destroy anything. We're here to get a message out. We're here to pressure people. We're here to make a change. Eri Mitchell is yet to see happen, but he feels this group is making an impact. I believe that seeing Palestinian Children holding up signs saying please continue is a green light for us to keep showing solidarity, to keep showing that we're out here. Friday's protests brought the group through U C's campus, stopping traffic and peacefully interrupting daily activities for students taking graduation photos near the old well, which did draw some support from those passing by. You hear other cars honking? Of course not. I do think that we're at some inflection point. This UN C student wanted to remain anonymous. He's at odds internally battling against the school. He'll get a diploma from in a couple of years. I don't know. I think I'm proud to be a student here. I think the students are showing up, but I can't say that I'm proud, I'm definitely not proud of UN C and the system and what they're doing and they say they won't stop until they see change. Sean Gallagher Wral News. Chapel Hill. That appreciate me one solution.

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