Clinical trial suggests convalescent plasma may improve survival with severe COVID-19

Summary:A randomized double-blind controlled trial of convalescent plasma for adults hospitalized with severe COVID-19 found that mortality at 28 days in the treatment arm was half the rate seen in the control arm (12.6 percent vs. 24.6 percent), although treatment was not associated with other improvements in clinical status.

A randomized double-blind controlled trial of convalescent plasma for adults hospitalized with severe COVID-19 found that mortality at 28 days in the treatment arm was half the rate seen in the control arm (12.6% vs. 24.6%), although treatment was not associated with other improvements in clinical status.

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"We should not close the door prematurely on research into the therapeutic value of convalescent plasma research for severe COVID-19, particularly in the context of emerging viral variants in low- and middle-income countries," says first and corresponding author Max R. O'Donnell, MD, associate professor of medicine and epidemiology, and member of the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia Irving Medical Center. "Locally donated convalescent plasma has the potential to be highly responsive to local viral ecology and sustainable, since many countries already have the infrastructure needed to collect and transfuse donated plasma."

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Potential Advantages of Convalescent Plasma

Convalescent plasma may be donated and transfused locally, therefore its use may be more adaptable to a rapidly changing mix of SARS-CoV-2 variants than other interventions. In contrast, monoclonal antibody therapies may need to be repeatedly engineered and combined to optimize potency among emergent variants. Further, since the collection and distribution of convalescent plasma can be performed using existing blood donation protocols and infrastructure, the therapy may be more scalable for use in low- and middle-income countries.

Depends on the 'quality' and the 'market' and your skill at marketing. We could all learn something from this response, which made me laugh out loud:

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OK to post on FakeBook?

aMorePerfectUnion, RideForever asked how much they should sell their plasma for and I passed along your response in the post response below the line.
RideForever is asking if it's okay to post on Facebook. What say ye?

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Depends on the 'product' and the 'market' and your skill at marketing. We could all learn something from this response, which made me laugh out loud:

aMorePerfectUnion to ransomnote

Selling my high quality, naturally recovered, covid antibody rich blood, bursting with T cell protection, type A+.

No GMO vaccine crap.

And no low-ball offers!

I know what I have here.

PM me.

We seem to have a dangerous doctor here by saying this is “worthless”. Makes a big difference in some people minds when they see posts with Dr. , MD, ect.

They may not even be doctors for all we know. Not right.

Maybe they work in a hospital....or, deliver drugs/supplies to one....or, have stayed at a Holiday Inn, near a hospital.

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