Sept. 30 Evening Newscast

Published September 30, 2021 at 5:00 PM CDT

New COVID-19 antibody treatment centers have opened in the Dallas and Texarkana areas, but hospitals remain full of COVID patients.

New COVID-19 antibody treatment centers have opened in the Dallas and Texarkana areas. More than 20 such clinics have opened in Texas in September.
The clinics treat people with mild to moderate cases of COVID-19, but hospitals remain full of COVID patients. Since the beginning of school, more children have the illness.
Health officials caution that a vaccination is the best defense against COVID-19, and that the availability of antibody treatments should not justify avoidance of vaccination and other preventive measures.