Evusheld protects the vulnerable from Covid. Why are so few using it?
The drug was approved eight months ago as the best safeguard for immunocompromised patients. But the word does not seem to have spread far.
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The drug was approved eight months ago as the best safeguard for immunocompromised patients. But the word does not seem to have spread far.
Evusheld, authorized for people with weakened immune systems like transplant patients, is in some Ontario hospitals. Patients call it "life-changing."
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Immunocompromised patients remain frightened and frustrated that vaccines aren’t offering enough protection as everyone else moves on. Scientists are racing to figure out what will work.
Immunocompromised individuals in Ontario say they are anxious as the province gets ready to lift more COVID-19 restrictions.