National Demand Makes Monoclonal Antibodies Hard to Get in California

National Demand Makes Monoclonal Antibodies Hard to Get in California
Nurse Salina Padilla (L) prepares Dr. Prabakar Tummala for Bamlanivimab, monoclonal antibody infusion at Desert Valley Hospital in Victorville, Calif., on Dec. 17, 2020. Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times/TNS
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By Rong-Gong Lin II and Luke Money From Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES—Health officials in California are warning of shortages and distribution problems for a medical treatment that can keep COVID-19 patients from falling critically ill.