Secretary Beccara – As 1 of the 7 million immunocompromised people living in the U.S., I am appalled at the hoops I am having to jump through to try to get my Evusheld injections. Having been in my home now for almost 2 years, without going to the grocery store, seeing my friends in person,…
What would you do if the Covid vaccine didn’t work for you? There are between 7 and 9 million Americans with weakened immune systems, in some cases, the vaccine literally doesn’t work. Enter Evusheld which provides up to 6 months of protection… if only you can find it. Twenty years of living with Multiple Sclerosis…
We were all thrilled when the vaccines were rolled out and could protect people from the Covid-19 virus. Now it is time to help the rest of the people in the country that are immunocompromised and cannot get the vaccine or the vaccine is not enough protection. This is urgent! Why is the government not…
What is Evusheld? Evusheld is monoclonal antibody prophylaxis for immunocompromised patients who did not get adequate COVID protection from the vaccines. It is developed by AstraZeneca and has received emergency use authorization from the FDA. Evusheld contains two long-lasting monoclonal antibodies, tixagevimab and cilgavimab that target surface spike protein of SARS-CoV2. It is designed to…
My husband was treated with Rituximab this winter for a rare B-cell lymphoma. He has had 5 vaccines (2 before his treatment and 3 in the months following) and still has no neutralizing antibodies to the COVID virus. We have been tracking Evusheld since summer, and we were extremely excited when it was approved on…
On January 12 the U.S. government announced it was purchasing an additional 500,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s Evusheld, the only pre-exposure treatment approved by the FDA for immune-compromised people who cannot mount a response to the available COVID vaccines. This brings the total U.S. commitment to purchase this vital treatment to 1.2 million doses. While this…
Help the 7 million immunocompromised Americans get protected from COVID by signing this Citizen’s Letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. Background There are 7 million Americans with compromised immune systems. The standard COVID vaccine doses aren’t enough to give any immunity. Fortunately, AstraZeneca has developed a medicine called Evusheld that can provide COVID protection for…
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