Johns Hopkins researchers publish a how-to guidebook on Covid-19 plasma transfusions
The novel coronavirus’ rapid spread, far outstripping even the accelerated timelines set for new drugs and vaccines, has sent doctors turning to a therapy researchers say is promising but which hasn’t been widely used in the US in decades: blood plasma donations from recovering patients.
Yet the novelty of the procedure has left hospitals facing many questions, ranging from how effective the treatment is to the basic logistics of how to go about getting the plasma from the arm of a now-healthy person and into the arm of a still-sick one.
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