COVID patient seen on floor of Florida antibody treatment site says she was afraid to 'run out of breath'

The city of Jacksonville scrambled this week to increase the number of wheelchairs at state-run sites providing Regeneron, the monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19.Toma Dean had been in and out of the emergency room for the past two weeks,"extremely sick" with, when she arrived at a Jacksonville, Florida, monoclonal antibody treatment center on Wednesday.

The presence of patients showing severe symptoms caused the city of Jacksonville to scramble to provide more wheelchairs at the antibody sites, an effort city officials disclosed when asked by ABC News about the photo this week. Most of her symptoms have dissipated, said Dean, who was unvaccinated, but she is still struggling with shortness of breath.

"We were all concerned for [Dean] after seeing [the photo]," Pushaw added on Friday. A member of the governor's staff reached out to lend support on Friday, Dean and Pushaw both said.A patient wait for his treatment inside the Regeneron Clinic at a monoclonal antibody treatment site in Pembroke Pines, Fla., on Aug. 19, 2021.

Let her stay there… too damn bad wouldn’t offer her anything but a swift kick to get moving. People know what they have to do, it’s their choice. Live with fake news, virus, and cures.

I'm glad she made it. I was wondering what photograph represented.

But..But…But what about their rights? Their freedom ? What about the rights and freedoms of the people they are infecting? Different story when they come down with it! Oh the cries for help then!!! Sick of it!

I am so worried about you. However, we must fight and overcome the invisible and terrifying disease and participate in active disease defense. cheer up....

Crackheads act like this all the time in emergency rooms to get attention.

And of course there will be no contact tracing of who she was in contact with. Another DeSantisDisaster

This is what the anti-vaxxers are advocating for. Show the overworked healthcare workers some respect and get vaccinated!

Close these centers down. They had their chance to get a vaccine, they blew it.

mayday_ai There was definitely something missing from this article. Glaringly missing.

This whole thing is just absolutely insane! What the hell is wrong with people?! SMH!!

dbactnow Tired of these crisis actors.

Here is how FL government fixed it - seriously. This is it 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

She should have gotten a vaccine. But she likes sleeping on the floor. Some kind of fame at least...

That's tragic.

She probably votes Republican and got what she voted for. They will use this story in their next campaign ads to discourage their voters from taking the vaccine.

this is terrible news

Live by the anti-vax die by the anti-vax

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