After two years of pandemic, thousands of simple oral treatments have arrived in Southern California.
” scores, according to the California Department of Public Health. The Healthy Places Index combines data to reflect an area’s poverty level, employment, median income, educational attainment, health care access and other measures.
Harder-hit communities have received much more inventory thus far than their more well-off neighbors. Santa Ana, for example, had 1,211 treatment courses available Friday, while Irvine had 583. Inglewood had 1,003 courses available, while similarly sized Burbank had 108. “The therapeutics are very different now than they were a year ago,” said Dr. George Rutherford, professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at UC San Francisco. They can be game-changers for people who can’t get vaccinated or who haven’t had a robust immune response after vaccination.
“There are several challenges with it, however,” she said by email. “First, people have to come in earlier enough in their illness to qualify for this treatment. As we know, many try to manage their symptoms at home for a few days before going to seek care, and this may be a stumbling block. If we can get everyone accustomed to going in early for testing, this could work, yes.
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