UK to trial coronavirus treatments using blood from survivors
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#52D7K)
Two clinical trials aim to give transfusions to ailing patients to bolster immune systems
Health officials have prioritised two clinical trials that will be supplied with blood from recovered Covid-19 patients in the hope that transfusions can help save the lives of people hospitalised with the infection.
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has started to collect blood from recovered patients with a view to using the antibody-rich serum to boost the immune systems of patients struggling to overcome the virus.
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