Listen: Drugs may be rationed due to omicron
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Healthcare is forced to prioritize which patients can receive the drug sotrovimab, which is the only monoclonal antibody that works with the omicron variant.
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The treatment is now only given to people with severely weakened immune systems, where the vaccine does not work.
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“In a shortage situation, you have to prioritize those who have assumed the greatest benefit,” says Fredrik Månsson, infection doctor at SUS.
Reference-sverigesradio.se
