Some hospitals, including Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, have declined allocations, while others have simply not used the antibody treatments. Clinics and hospitals need to set up a special infusion space to keep contagious patients away from other people, including cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Clinical trials of the two antibody treatments continue. The lagging demand was not anticipated by experts who warned of a shortage, not a surplus, of antibody treatments. To keep covid-19 patients apart from other patients, Vanderbilt created a free-standing area with walls, heat and light in what used to be a parking garage.

Source: Washington Post December 31, 2020 15:01 UTC