DECATUR, Ala. — Health experts at the Decatur/Morgan County area COVID-19 briefing on Monday continue to urge Alabamians to get vaccinated.
Experts say they would rather people take preventative actions, like getting vaccinated, rather than relying on treatment options when it comes to COVID-19.
One popular treatment option is monoclonal antibody treatment. Alabama Department of Public Health Area Administrator Judy Smith says getting vaccinated isn't that much different than receiving this type of treatment.
"Both of these are mechanisms to get antibodies," said Smith. "People will say, 'well, you know that that vaccine is under emergency use authorization,' let me tell you something, so is that monoclonal antibody."
Another form of treatment, ventilators, is the last resort, experts say.
"With COVID, we try everything we can to keep you from getting on a ventilator," said Decatur-Morgan County President Kelli Powers. "Because the chances of you coming off of it are low."
Experts have continually said that COVID vaccines are both safe and effective at preventing serious illness and hospitalization.
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