LUBBOCK, Texas — A new treatment for Covid-19 is being delivered to 300+ hospitals across the Texas started on November 19.
The antibody treatment called Bamlanivimab is similar to what President Trump was treated with during his Coronavirus stint.
The Governor held a press conference at Texas Tech to deliver explain the anitbody treatment and how it will be dispersed across the state.
"The first medical treatment made for Covid-19 has now arrived," said Abbott.
The treatment will be administered to Covid-19 positive patients through an IV drip.
The treatment will need a professional medical setting, Governor Abbott says ideally set outside of hospitals to curb hospital occupancy.
Such as a nursing home or auxiliary medical center.
Deliveries are already on the way to Midland, Odessa, but none of the local hospitals have provided a timeline as to where or when the first treatments will be available.
Abbott also stated that the delivery process to hospitals will be ongoing.
"The amount is added on a weekly basis it's ongoing, and its not a one day shipping it will be a daily shipping," said Abbott.
The Governor also made it clear this treatment is not a cure and the best measure against Covid-19 is prevention and wearing a mask.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized Bamlanivimab, created by Eli Lilly and Company, for Emergency.
It is authorized for treating mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients 12 years and older with a positive COVID-19 test, who are at high risk for progressing to severe COVID-19 and/or hospitalization, according to Lilly.