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FDA Approves Plasma Therapy For Sickest Coronavirus Patients
MSN ^ | 03/25/2020

Posted on 03/25/2020 4:48:28 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Some uplifting news on the coronavirus front. The FDA announced Tuesday that it is approving the use of a new treatment for the sickest patients.

The agency said that doctors can now administer blood plasma taken from patients who have recovered from the infection. This plasma contains antibodies to the virus and the hope is that by injecting these antibodies into seriously ill patients, they can better fight the infection.

New York State plans to use the treatment in clinical trials. It will take some time before researchers know whether it works, but experts are optimistic.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; fda; plasmatherapy
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To: SeekAndFind

Makes sense


21 posted on 03/25/2020 5:29:21 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born, they are excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: steve86

Or I should say infected, not died.


22 posted on 03/25/2020 5:36:09 PM PDT by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: steve86

You make a good point.
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China adds about 20,000 new phone numbers a month to their government directory.
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Until last month, they report nearly a million fewer numbers. There must be some explanation??


23 posted on 03/25/2020 5:46:10 PM PDT by gandalftb
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To: SeekAndFind
Oh, thank you, FDA. What would we do without you?

Besides thrive, I mean.

24 posted on 03/25/2020 6:04:33 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: SeekAndFind

well bless their lil bureaucratic hearts


25 posted on 03/25/2020 6:11:35 PM PDT by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT!)
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To: Wonder Warthog

I don’t understand why those drugs aren’t approved to treat CoVid-19.


26 posted on 03/25/2020 7:42:40 PM PDT by Crucial
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To: SeekAndFind; Jane Long
Each time this organization has used the "Plasma therapy"(new name) the original name was "Antibody-dependent enhancement" this causes infections in the lungs and the cells hold a long memory for new SARS strains.

Hundreds of millions of these vaccines where distributed by the Chiron Corporation in 2004. In 2012 this same organization under a new name where banned again with the drugs in the US and Eourpe under the names Fluvirin, Fluad and Agrippal. After they "fix it" they where allowed to redistribute this vaccine in 2016(I think.)

27 posted on 03/25/2020 11:06:45 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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To: Wonder Warthog

How is the hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin treatment, which has hundreds of positive reports considered “anecdotal,” while this treatment, which has no track history at all, suddenly approved by FDA?


28 posted on 03/25/2020 11:13:38 PM PDT by kevao (BIBLICAL JESUS: Give your money to the poor. SOCIALIST JESUS: Give your neighbor's money to the poor)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Thanks for asking that - I wanted to ask it too but opted to see if anyone else did - doesn’t appear that he has an answer...


29 posted on 03/26/2020 3:52:56 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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