Claim: After the Food and Drug Administration pulled its authorization of two COVID-19 antibody drugs because the treatments are highly unlikely to work against the omicron variant, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida misleadingly claimed the decision had been made "without a shred of clinical data" to support it. There may not be data from patients, but lab studies strongly suggest the treatments will not help omicron-infected people.
Fact-check: DeSantis Misleads on Omicron-Resistant COVID-19 Antibody Treatments - FactCheck.org
Verdict: after the food and drug administration pulled its authorization of two covid-19 antibody drugs because the treatments are highly unlikely to work against the omicron variant, gov. ron desantis of florida misleadingly claimed the decision had been made "without a shred of clinical data" to support it. there may not be data from patients, but lab studies strongly suggest the treatments will not help omicron-infected people.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Jessica Mcdonald
Date published: 2022-01-26T23:01:44