Wanted in Covid-19 Fight: ‘Superdonors’ of Convalescent Plasma - News Summed Up

Wanted in Covid-19 Fight: ‘Superdonors’ of Convalescent Plasma


Blood banks and researchers are mobilizing to find recovered Covid-19 patients who could be blood plasma “superdonors,” people who have high levels of antibodies against the disease and are willing to donate regularly. The hunt has intensified in the past month, after the Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of convalescent plasma, derived from patients who have survived the virus, as a potential therapy for hospitalized patients.


Source: Wall Street Journal September 27, 2020 12:56 UTC



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