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Can Plasma Transfusions Give COVID-19 Patients A Fast Track To Immunity?


Can Plasma Transfusions Give COVID-19 Patients A Fast Track To Immunity?
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Former patients who have recovered from COVID-19 have antibodies in their blood that might be able to fight the virus inside another patient's body. Blood plasma transfusions have been used successfully against other infections, but researchers have only just begun to investigate whether it's an effective strategy against the coronavirus.

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