Regarding "antibody cocktail therapy" that can be used for mildly ill patients of the new coronavirus, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura will consider whether to allow administration at home in the future based on the results of administration to patients at accommodation facilities. I showed my thoughts.
"Antibody cocktail therapy" is administered to inpatients and accommodation treatment facilities for patients with mild to moderate illness, but as the number of home care patients increases, medical institutions that can provide inpatient treatment are available. Administration by outpatient clinic was also newly approved.
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura appeared on TBS's BS program "News 1930" on the night of the 27th, saying, "If the accommodation facility can handle it to some extent as a preliminary step for using it at home, we will enter the next stage." Based on the results at the facility, he indicated that he would consider whether to allow administration at home in the future.
He added, "I would like to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers to secure them so that they can be used as soon as possible for people with mild illness who are at risk of becoming severely ill."
On the other hand, Minister Tamura commented on the outlook for the future infection situation, saying, "Although the number of infected people will increase or decrease, it will be difficult to completely end it. Keeping in mind that the current response will continue for the next few years. I have to put it down. "