The Biden administration on Friday announced an agreement to purchase 100,000 doses of Eli Lilly's monoclonal antibody cocktail that was recently authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The move will increase the available supply of one of the few proven treatments for people with COVID-19. The antibody drugs are authorized for use in patients who are at high risk of becoming seriously ill but are not yet hospitalized. Under the agreement, the federal government will pay $210 million for the initial purchase of up to 100,000 treatment courses of the therapeutic, which is a combination of the drug bamlanivimab, which was authorized last November for high-risk COVID-19 patients, with a second drug known as etesevimab. ADVERTISEMENT The combination received emergency use authorization earlier this month , after data showed it reduced the risk of hospitalization and death by 70 percent. The agreement includes flexibility to purchase up to a total of 1.2 million doses through November, but it will likely depend on the course of the pandemic over the next several months. The government has already committed to purchase a total of 1,450,000 doses of bamlanivimab alone, which includes more than 1 million doses that have been delivered and an agreement to deliver 450,000 additional doses by the end of March. The government has said it will provide neutralizing antibodies at no out-of-pocket cost to patients, although health care facilities may charge a fee for the product's administration. To receive an antibody therapeutic treatment, patients should contact their health care providers. ADVERTISEMENT Another antibody treatment manufactured by Regeneron is also authorized by FDA. Regeneron is supplying the federal government up to 1.5 million doses. But despite their effectiveness and the federal efforts to encourage use, antibody therapy has seen lackluster demand. Supply was limited at first, and making ...
Nasa release 450 000 gallons of water
Coyote With Head Stuck In Pretzel Jar Rescued By Florida Wildlife Rescue Team
JUPITER (CBSMiami) — A wild coyote with a plastic jar stuck around its neck for days, is resting comfortably in rehab at a wildlife sanctuary in Jupiter. The coyote was captured by members of WILD Florida Rescue, a Brevard County nonprofit that organized a four-day search for the animal spotted with its head trapped in a plastic jar. READ MORE: NASA Releases Time-Lapse Of Record-Breaking 2020 Atlanic Hurricane Season (Courtesy: Facebook/WILD Florida Rescue) The coyote was seen over several days running through Sebastian with what was thought to be a cheese puff bucket on its head. (Courtesy: Facebook/WILD Florida Rescue) It turned out to be a sourdough pretzel bucket, and it was making it impossible for the animal to eat or drink anything. It was also making it difficult to breathe. As the days wore on, those tracking her could tell she was getting weaker and weaker. They didn’t think she could go on for much longer. Finally, on Feb. 18, rescuers managed to catch her and took her to the Busch Wildlife Sanctuary. READ MORE: Former President Trump To Deliver Closing Speech At CPAC She is currently in rehab after being cleaned up and given antibiotics for the wound on her neck from the bucket, and wounds around her ears. They say she’s eating great and putting on weight. Her wounds are still healing and they hope to release her back into the wild soon. (Courtesy: Facebook/Busch Wildlife Sanctuary) Coyotes are found in every county in Florida. Florida Fish and Wildlife says the animals follow food, whether in a wooded/grassy area or a neighborhood in any part of the state. MORE NEWS: Inter Miami CF Unveils 'La Palma' 2021 Secondary Jersey, As Team Gets Ready For 2021 MLS Season They are usually very shy around people. ...
Butler, Dragic Lead Heat Past NBA-Best Jazz, 124-116
MIAMI (AP) – Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat got their most significant win of the season and took down the team with the NBA’s best record in the process. Butler scored a season-high 33 points, reserve Goran Dragic tied his season-best with 26 and the Heat held on to beat Utah 124-116 on Friday night — handing the Jazz (26-7) just their third loss in their last 25 games. READ MORE: NASA Releases Time-Lapse Of Record-Breaking 2020 Atlanic Hurricane Season Bam Adebayo scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Miami, which has won a season-best five straight games. Duncan Robinson scored 15 and Kendrick Nunn added 12 for the Heat. Donovan Mitchell scored 30 for the Jazz, who got 17 from Bojan Bogdanovic and 15 from Rudy Gobert. Mike Conley scored 14 for Utah, which got 13 apiece from Jordan Clarkson and Joe Ingles. Miami outrebounded Utah 49-36 and held the Jazz to 15-for-46 shooting from 3-point range. The Heat had to dig deep time and again in the fourth to pull out the win. Dragic found Andre Iguodala for an open 3-pointer, then made another himself on the next Heat possession for a 114-107 lead. Bogdanovic’s 3-pointer with 3:39 left started the last Jazz flurry, Conley got a layup on the next Utah possession and Gobert made two free throws on the next. Just like that, the Jazz were within 116-115. But they got no closer, with Dragic taking a charge to erase what would have been a basket by Conley with 1:58 left. The Jazz wound up missing their last six shots. The Jazz are shooting 41.2% on 3-pointers in the first halves of games this season against everyone other than Miami, and only 22.2% in the opening half of their two games against the Heat. They were 7 for 24 before the break on Friday, part of the reason why Miami went into intermission up 57-53. READ MORE: Former President Trump To Deliver Closing Speech At CPAC There were six ties, six lead changes, and neither team led by more than six in that first half. And Miami held on ...
Florida Hospital Performed Life Saving Double Lung Transplant On Nurse Who Contracted COVID-19
GAINESVILLE (CBSMiami) – Utah Intensive care nurse Jill Hansen Holker spent months taking care of the sickest COVID-19 patients, but in November it was the 43-year-old who became infected with the virus. The mother of three and marathon runner, with no underlying conditions, was fighting for her life. Doctors said her lungs were essentially not working anymore. READ MORE: NASA Releases Time-Lapse Of Record-Breaking 2020 Atlanic Hurricane Season “I couldn’t believe that it got to this point. Like, that’s only for people who are older and sicker. I was admitted to my ICU and even my coworkers were just dumbfounded that I was so, so sick,” she said. Dr. Tiago Machuca, a surgeon at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainseville said, “We are seeing more and more patients in this situation. Those lungs are irreversibly damaged and the only option of leaving the hospital alive will be through a double lung transplant.” According to Dr. Machuca, an international registry shows more than 30 COVID survivors have gone through the procedure. READ MORE: Former President Trump To Deliver Closing Speech At CPAC Holker was transferred to UF Health Shands Hospital and put on the transplant list. She received her new lungs about a month ago. “Her first question, ‘When am I going to run my next marathon?’ So, that just showed how strong she’s mentally, how strong she is physically,” says Dr. Machuca. Holker recently walked out of the hospital to cheers from the staff. She’ll now have three months of rehab in Florida before returning to Utah and her children. “They’re ready for me to come home. And thanks to these guys here, I get to actually get to go home. They gave me a second life, so super grateful,” she said. MORE NEWS: Inter Miami CF Unveils 'La Palma' 2021 Secondary Jersey, As Team Gets Ready For 2021 MLS Season UF Health’s team has performed more than 10 double lung transplants on COVID-19 patients to date. ...
Florida Man Makes Ghostly Guitar From His Metal Head Uncle’s Skeleton Or Did He?
TAMPA (CBSMiami) — Florida man has done it again, or has he? There’s a guy in Tampa who claims he built a guitar using the remains of his dead uncle. READ MORE: NASA Releases Time-Lapse Of Record-Breaking 2020 Atlanic Hurricane Season The Florida man goes by the name Prince Midnight and he’s a self-described metal-musician influencer, whose real name may be Yaago Anax. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Prince Midnight (@princemidnightx) Well, this Prince Midnight apparently created a fully-functioning electric guitar using the bones of his long-dead uncle including the ribcage, backbone and pelvic bones. Prince Midnight said his uncle Filip died in a car crash in the 90’s in Greece. He was only 28 years old. The body was originally donated to a local college but returned to the family two decades later. READ MORE: Former President Trump To Deliver Closing Speech At CPAC Since his uncle was a metal head, according to Anax, he thought turning the remains into a ghoulish guitar was a fitting tribute. He calls the guitar the Filip Skelecaster. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Prince Midnight (@princemidnightx) However, after getting plenty of media attention regarding the unique musical instrument, the Tampa Bay Times is now questioning the validity of Prince Midnight’s story stating he looks quite similar to another Florida-based prankster known as Odilon Ozare. Ozare already has two Guinness World Records, one for tallest hat and one for longest nail extension. MORE NEWS: Inter Miami CF Unveils 'La Palma' 2021 Secondary Jersey, As Team Gets Ready For 2021 MLS Season Others think Prince Midnight and his shredding from the dead guitar are legit because the Prince Midnight persona has been active for months. He has a full EP on Spotify, has done multiple interviews and ...
