Governor Larry Hogan announced new efforts to help Maryland nursing homes prepare for a winter surge of COVID-19 due to the convergence of the Delta and Omicron variants. “We continue to work closely with our nursing homes to protect our most vulnerable residents against COVID-19,” said Governor Hogan. “Just as these facilities offer vaccines and booster shots, we want to make sure they are offering antibody treatments as soon as any outbreaks occur. Again, from everything we know about these variants, the most important thing Marylanders can do right now is get vaccinated and get a booster shot.”
New Requirement to Offer Monoclonal Antibody Treatments. State health officials have issued a new directive requiring nursing homes to offer approved or authorized COVID-19 therapeutic treatments—including monoclonal antibody treatments—to residents upon identification of an outbreak.
