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(CNN Spanish) –– US President Donald Trump received a dose of Regeneron’s experimental treatment, according to a memo from the president’s doctor. The document indicated that “as a precautionary measure” Trump was administered 8 grams of the cocktail of polyclonal antibodies that Regeneron develops.
“During this afternoon, the president remained fatigued but in a good mood. It is being evaluated by a team of experts and together we will make recommendations to the president and the first lady regarding the best steps, ”the doctor wrote.
The memo also indicated that First Lady Melania Trump remains healthy, with only a mild cough and headache. The doctor added that the rest of the president’s family is fine and tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 on Friday.
The Trump Memo and the Regeneron Dose
“I release the following information with the permission of President Donald J. Trump.”
“Following PCR confirmation of the president’s diagnosis, as a precautionary measure, he received a single 8-gram dose of Regeneron’s polyclonal antibody cocktail. He completed the infusion without incident. In addition to the polyclonal antibodies, the president has been taking zinc, vitamin D, famotidine, melatonin and a daily aspirin.
During this afternoon, the president remained fatigued but in a good mood. It is being evaluated by a team of experts, and together we will make recommendations to the president and the first lady regarding the best steps.
First Lady Melania Trump is healthy with only a mild cough and headache, and the rest of the first family is fine and tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 today.
Regeneron is a biotech company whose covid-19 antibody drug is currently in phase 3 trials. You can read more about the clinical trial here.
Trump was transferred to Walter Reed Hospital
The memorandum from Trump’s doctor was known before the president flew by helicopter to Walter Reed military hospital, where he will stay “for the next few days,” according to White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany. Trump left the White House residence at 6:16 p.m. Miami time to board the aircraft, while wearing a mask. She greeted the media but did not stop to speak.
After his journey, he tweeted for the first time since announcing his covid-19 diagnosis. He posted a video in which he shared a few words of thanks. “I want to thank everyone for the tremendous support,” Trump said in the video posted on his official Twitter account. “I think I’m fine, but we’re going to make sure everything goes well,” he added.
