Ben Carson was Very Ill with Covid-19, then Trump approved experimental Regeneron drug for him...... [View all]

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First--Carson was irresponsible for attending the big WH party.
Second--why would Trump have to approve the drug for Carson????







Ben Carson says he was "desperately ill" with COVID-19


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ben-carson-hud-secretary-desperately-ill-covid-19-out-of-the-woods/

By Sophie Lewis

November 21, 2020 / 10:24 AM / CBS News

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson revealed Friday that he was "extremely sick" from COVID-19. Carson is among several who tested positive for the virus after attending an election night event at the White House.

In a Facebook post Friday, 69-year-old Carson said he initially saw "dramatic improvement" from a product he took, which is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration nor a proven coronavirus treatment.

"However, I have several co-morbidities and after a brief period when I only experienced minor discomfort, the symptoms accelerated and I became desperately ill," wrote Carson, who tested positive for the coronavirus last Monday.


Carson, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, said Mr. Trump cleared him to then receive a monoclonal antibody therapy that was also given to the president when he battled COVID-19 in October. Carson said he believed the treatment saved his life, adding he is "blessed" to have access to what he called the best medical care in the world.

When the president was ill, he received Regeneron's experimental antibody treatment, which is only approved by the FDA on an individual basis during ongoing clinical trials. Regeneron did not immediately confirm to CBS News that Carson received its treatment. .........................