With the number of cases rising exponentially in all countries, the infection rate of Covid-19 does not appear to be slowing down.
One such intervention that has been the talk of the town is convalescent serum transfusion, commonly referred to as "plasma therapy". This treatment modality has previously been used as a desperate last resort step during Ebola outbreaks of 2014, and also in the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).
The science behind plasma therapy and passive immunization, per se, is not new or novel as it had been tested more than a century ago.
This video focuses the basics of plasma therapy and the eligibility criteria for donors and recipients.
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