COVID-19 activity remains high in San Diego County Friday, the Health and Human Services Agency reported, but antiviral pills and monoclonal antibodies can help with treatment to avoid getting severe symptoms.
"Monoclonal antibodies and antiviral pills work great to keep people from developing severe COVID-19," said Dr. Wilma J. Wooten, county public health officer."If you're at higher risk of developing severe illness, you should seek treatment immediately."
If you do not have a healthcare provider, you can call 2-1-1 to find one. You can also call a Monoclonal Antibody Regional Center at 619-685-2500 to access monoclonal antibody treatment at no cost, regardless of health insurance or immigration status. Novavax, a more traditional vaccine against COVID-19, is now available in San Diego County. Novavax is available at local healthcare providers, retail pharmacies, and community clinics, as well as county public health centers and community vaccination events.
Meanwhile, patients hospitalized with COVID-19 increased by 20 to 346, bucking a downward trend since a recent peak of 465 on July 22. Those patients with the virus in intensive care units declined by one to 35, down from a recent peak of 54 in the same time period and the number of available hospital beds decreased by two to 260.
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