NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital
Eligibility requirements for monoclonal antibody therapy
Eligible patients must test positive for the virus and also meet one of the following criteria:
- Older age (for example age ≥65 years of age)
- Obesity or being overweight (for example, adults with BMI >25 kg/m2, or if age 12-17, have BMI ≥85th percentile for their age and gender based on CDC growth charts
- Pregnancy
- Chronic kidney disease
- Diabetes
- Immunosuppressive disease or immunosuppressive treatment
- Cardiovascular disease (including congenital heart disease) or hypertension
- Chronic lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, moderate-to-severe asthma, interstitial lung disease, cystic fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension
- Sickle cell disease
- Neurodevelopmental disorders (i.e., cerebral palsy) or other complex conditions such as genetic or metabolic syndromes and severe congenital anomalies
- Having a medical-related technological dependence such as tracheostomy, gastrostomy, or positive pressure ventilation (not related to COVID-19)