Nursing home residents overlooked in scramble for Covid antibody treatments

Of the dozens of patients Dr. Jim Yates has treated for Covid-19 at his long-term care center in rural Alabama, this one made him especially nervous.

The 60-year-old man, who had been fully vaccinated, was diagnosed with a breakthrough infection in late September. Almost immediately, he required supplemental oxygen, and lung exams showed ominous signs of worsening disease. Yates, who is medical director of Jacksonville Health and Rehabilitation, a skilled nursing facility 75 miles northeast of Birmingham, knew his patient needed more powerful interventions — and fast.

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