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So Plasma transfusing Antibodies into Coronavirus victims
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/04/01/coronavirus-plasma-therapy-5-us-patients-covid-19-donors/5090946002/
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2763983
Can someone explain to me why this isn't a solid silver bullet for the problem?
on paper, infusing antibodies into the critically ill to get them well enough to get through until their own body starts producing antibodies seems rock solid: The only issue is the difficulty in harvesting enough plasma from recovered patients for it to be viable.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2763983
Can someone explain to me why this isn't a solid silver bullet for the problem?
on paper, infusing antibodies into the critically ill to get them well enough to get through until their own body starts producing antibodies seems rock solid: The only issue is the difficulty in harvesting enough plasma from recovered patients for it to be viable.
