The city of Dalton will begin offering monoclonal antibody treatments to COVID-19 patients on a drive-in beginning on Friday.
The link to sign up for appointments is now available on the City of Dalton’s website at www.daltonga.gov, there’s a red bar across the top of the site to click and get information and sign up.
For those who do not have internet access to sign up or need to call for information, they can call 706-671-8057. "If no answer, please leave a voicemail with your contact information and calls will be returned as soon as possible," officials said.
The treatment, which is commonly referred to by its manufacturer’s name “Regeneron”, can be given to early-diagnosed COVID patients.
Monoclonal antibody treatment has been shown to significantly reduce COVID-19 related hospitalizations or deaths when administered within seven days of the first onset of illness, said officials. The treatment was previously administered on an outpatient basis intravenously, but now it can offered via syringe injection.
The city of Dalton has been offering COVID-19 vaccinations on a drive-thru basis since January, with paramedics and EMTs from the Dalton Fire Department working alongside staff from Community Hospice and other healthcare providers to deliver the vaccines to residents. That same system will be used to deliver injections of the “Regeneron” monoclonal antibody treatment.
The “Regeneron” treatment is being offered by the city of Dalton on a drive-in basis in the upper right-hand gravel parking lot of the Dalton Convention Center. There will be no admittance inside of the building to anyone who is receiving treatment or who is COVID positive or believed to be COVID positive. Portable restrooms and other facilities have been set up in the parking lot. Patients will receive the antibody injection at the site and then will be required to wait in their vehicles on scene for an hour for observation, so patients are advised to make sure that they have enough fuel to idle for that time period.
The “Regeneron” treatment will be offered to patients free of charge. The dates and times for treatments will be announced shortly on the city of Dalton’s website www.daltonga.gov. Treatments will be given on an appointment-only basis, so patients must be signed up before arriving at the Dalton Convention Center parking lot site. Patients can sign up for appointments online via a link that will be found at www.daltonga.gov when appointments are available. There will also be a phone number for those who do not have internet access which will be announced soon.
The city of Dalton also will continue to offer COVID-19 vaccinations on a regular basis at the Convention Center site. The city of Dalton has a supply of the FDA-approved Pfizer vaccination which has been proven to be safe and effective to reduce your chances of being infected with COVID-19 and to reduce the chances of serious illness in the event of a breakthrough infection, said officials.
Spanish version:
La ciudad de Dalton comenzara a ofrecer tratamientos anticuerpos monoclonal a los pacientes con COVID-19 a partir del Jueves. El tratamiento, al que comun se hace referencia por el nombre de su fabricante “Regeneron”, se puede administrar a pacientes diagnosticados temprano con COVID. Se ha demostrado que el tratamiento “Monoclonal Antibody” reduce significativamente las hospitalizaciones o muertes relacionadas con COVID-19 cuando se administra dentro de los 7 dias a la primera aparicion de la enfermedad. El tratamiento se administraba anteriormente de forma ambulatoria por via intravenosa, pero ahora se puede ofrecer mediante inyeccion con jeringa.
La ciudad de Dalton ha estado ofreciendo vacunas para el COVID-19 en el auto desde enero, con paramedicos y tecnicos de emergencia del Departamento de Bomberos de Dalton y trabajando junto con el personal de Community Hospice y otros proveedores para entregar las vacunas a los residentes. Este mismo sistema se utilizara para administrar inyecciones del tratamiento con anticuerpos monoclonal “Regeneron”.
La ciudad de Dalton ofrece el tratamiento “Regeneron” en su auto en el estacionamiento de grava del Centro de Convenciones de Dalton. No se permitira la entrada dentro del edificio a ninguna persona que este recibiendo tratamiento o que sea COVID positivo o crea que este positivo. Se instalaran baños portatiles y otras instalaciones en el estacionamiento. Los pacientes recibiran la inyeccion de anticuerpos en el lugar y luego se les pedira que esperen en sus vehiculos durante una hora para observacion, por lo que se les recomienda a los pacientes que se asegueren de tener suficiente combustible para esperar durante ese periodo de tiempo.
El tratamiento “Regeneron” se ofrecera a los pacientes de forma gratuita. Las fechas y horas de los tratamientos se anuniciaran en breve en el sitio web de la ciudad de Dalton www.daltonga.gov. Los tratamientos se administrara solo con cita, por lo que los pacientes deben registrarse antes de llegar al estacionamiento del Centro de Convenciones de Dalton. Los pacientes pueden registrarse para sus citas en linea a traves del enlace que se encontrara en www.daltonga.gov cuando las citas esten disponibles. Tambien habra un numero de telefono para aquellos que no tienen acceso a internet, y se anunciara proximamente.
La Ciudad de Dalton tambien continuara ofreciendo vacunas contra el COVID-19 de manera regular en el sitio del Centro de Convenciones de Dalton. La ciudad de Dalton tiene un suministro de la vacuna Pfizer aprobadas por la FDA que ha demonstrado ser segura y efectiva para reducir sus posibilidades de infectarse con COVID-19 y reducir las posibilidades de enfermedades graves en caso de una infeccion irruptiva.