For the purposes of this discussion, let’s assume that, unlike most new pharma (see Book review: Bad Pharma), Regeneron is actually helpful to humans trying to fight off coronavirus.
Florida makes this therapy available to anyone who wants it. (See Florida implements my renal dialysis-inspired COVID care idea (sort of))
The technocrats in Massachusetts, on the other hand, reserve Regeneron for those with a BMI over 35 (“way fat”) and those who are collecting welfare. From the guidelines (from last November, but they haven’t been updated and hospital web pages repeat the same info):
We are informed that COVID-19 is coming for most of us. Maybe Massachusetts is trying to ensue that all future non-immigrant Americans are descended from the obese and those on welfare?
(How is “social vulnerability” defined? Being on welfare is a plus, but the CDC page on the subject says that “race/ethnicity” are also factored in. So, depending on your neighborhood’s prevailing skin color, you could be left to die and tossed on the body heap at the back of the hospital or saved via this miracle drug. (If you want to be treated equally with other state residents, you need to move to Florida!))
Separately, if we are masking kindergarteners and keeping them pinned to desks 6′ apart in school (rather than letting them socialize/play) because it might save just one life, wouldn’t it make sense to go get Regeneron treatment every week? You never know if you’ve been infected with coronavirus or not (friends who’ve had COVID-19 often did not test PCR-positive until they were nearly fully recovered, so daily PCR testing wouldn’t be sufficient). #AbundanceOfCaution
Potentially helpful tip on how to qualify in MA:
Maybe they should be prescribing Ivermectin.