What is convalescent plasma therapy and could it treat coronavirus?

Viral immunology expert explains how blood may be used to combat Covid-19

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A doctor who has recovered from Covid-19 donating plasma in Wuhan
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Sarah L Caddy, clinical research fellow in viral immunology at the University of Cambridge, on a possible treatment for the new coronavirus.

Many options are being explored to treat Covid-19. These include new drugs specifically designed to target SARS-CoV-2, as well as “repurposed” drugs - that is, existing drugs designed to treat a different disease.

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