A viral TikTok influencer has thanked St George’s hospital in south London for new a antiviral Covid treatment.

Katie Rixon-Waller, 19, was among the first patients in the UK to receive the new Sotrovimab treatment when St George’s in Tooting began offering it in December.

The treatment is a monoclonal antibody infusion which allows people who test positive for Covid-19 and are immunosuppressed to be referred by their GP for treatment at St George’s.

Since being approved for use in December, the NHS has now helped over 10,000 patients with these new antibody Covid treatments.

Katie, who has long-term health condition Crohn’s disease which causes her to be immunosuppressed, said: “I received a phone call explaining that I was eligible for the Covid-19 anti-viral treatment and on the same day, a few hours later, I was on my way to St George's.

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"Everything was explained thoroughly to me, both on the telephone and while at the treatment centre.

"The fact that I was able to receive an extra layer of protection for something that I was so scared of, was extremely reassuring.”

Katie has more than 50,000 TikTok followers and posts videos about a range of topics – including Marvel and current trends.

She has thanked the “kind and caring” staff at St George’s and says they are “incredible and “admirable” – adding that “we would be lost without” the NHS.

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Katie explained: “I was nervous about going into the treatment centre as I was currently positive with Covid-19, but the team reassured my worries and ensured that I was comfortable for the entirety of my stay.

"I suffer with a lot of anxiety revolving around my health condition and Covid-19 and so I was extremely grateful for this treatment.

“I would like to say thank you to the team I met on the day for being so kind and caring towards me from beginning to end.

"You're all incredible at your job and you're all so admirable.

"I would also like to thank the NHS and staff as a whole for all your hard work throughout the pandemic.

"We would be lost without you.”

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