Anti-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies are an effective treatment to prevent progression to severe COVID-19 or hospitalization in high-risk individuals. Despite the benefits offered by monoclonal antibody treatment, early reports indicated that these therapeutics were not being widely used. This brief explores variation in use of the first two monoclonal antibodies from November 2020 through March 2021, and identifies potential disparities in uptake by social vulnerability and urbanicity.
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