When contacted by MIT Technology Review early on Friday, Regeneron was not willing to say whether the White House had already asked for doses of its antibody, REGN-COV2. (A similar antibody is being made and tested by Eli Lilly.)
There were also hints that those who got the drug were less likely to end up in a doctor’s office, making it one of the most exciting new candidate treatments. Just this week, Regeneron said a study of nearly 300 outpatients showed that the antibody treatment cut down on the amount of virus in patients’ bodies. The same could go for Melania Trump and other members of the inner circle who tested positive. So expect his doctors to consider-and maybe get hold of-experimental drugs that have shown promise, even if they have received no approval yet.
Two treatments, blood plasma and the antiviral drug remdesivir, did receive emergency approval, but only for people who are hospitalized.īut Trump isn’t just anyone. As long Trump isn’t in the hospital, he would be classified as a lower-risk “outpatient.”įor nearly any other American, that would mean being told to wait and see how the symptoms develop, because there aren’t any covid-19 drugs approved for outpatients. It usually takes several days before more serious covid-19 symptoms manifest, if they do. The president has “mild symptoms,” according to his chief of staff, Mark Meadows. For one thing, they had to assess medical evidence that’s been consistently clouded by the White House itself and treat a patient who has shown interest in hokum treatments like bleach, second-guessed medical authorities, and even given a bullhorn to a doctor who believes in witchcraft. Trump received experimental treatments and left the hospital after three days.Trump’s doctors immediately had to make some tough decisions in deciding what drugs to give him. The Times also reports Trump initially resisted aides’ pleas to be hospitalized, but finally agreed to go when staff said he could go now under his own power or be carried out by the Secret Service if he became too sick to walk. The president had twice been given supplemental oxygen to help him breath at the White House. The former president’s physician, Sean Conley, at the time said Trump’s oxygen level dropped to 93 percent, but never fell to the “low 80s.” The Times notes that COVID-19 is considered to be severe when blood oxygen levels hit the low 90s. The former president’s oxygen level had been reportedly declining into the 80s. 2., although his medical team tried to downplay the severity of his condition in comments to the public. Add Changing America to your Facebook or Twitter feed to stay on top of the news.Īt the time, it was reported that Trump experienced a fever and had trouble breathing when he was taken to the hospital on Oct. Our country is in a historic fight against the Coronavirus.
The outlet reports Trump’s condition was so poor before he was taken from the White House to Walter Reed National Military Center that officials believed he may need to be put on a ventilator. The Times reports that Trump experienced extremely depressed blood oxygen levels and was found to have lung infiltrates, an issue associated with pneumonia caused by the coronavirus.
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