Covid-19 blood plasma therapy has limited effect, study finds
by Linda Geddes from Science | The Guardian on (#59DNJ)
Authors agree other trials using higher antibody levels may prove more effective
It has been touted as a breakthrough treatment by Donald Trump, and there are hopes that blood plasma containing coronavirus antibodies may help British patients during the second wave of Covid-19 as well.
But a study, which is published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on Friday, suggests convalescent plasma" has only limited effectiveness and fails to reduce deaths or stop the progression to severe disease.
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