Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Sept. 1 announced $60 million in funding to support hospitals using techniques that decrease COVID-19 hospitalizations, including the monoclonal antibody treatment. The funds are meant to help the designated hospitals hire health care staff at a time when the nation’s hospitals are competing for a shrinking pool of nurses and doctors. “This funding opportunity will decrease stress on existing hospital staff, increase hiring opportunities and decrease the risk of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Arizona,” Ducey, a Republican, said in a statement. The Republican governors of Texas and Florida have also dedicated state resources to support the use of the monoclonal antibody therapy. Regeneron, the maker of the therapy, has shipped the biggest share of doses over in recent weeks to Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, the company told The Epoch Times. If administered in the early stages of infection, monoclonal antibodies appear to reduce the …