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Convalescent plasma reduced death rate among COVID-19 patients, study signals – The Australian

COVID-19 patients who received transfusions of blood plasma rich with antibodies from recovered patients reduced their mortality rate by about 50 per cent, according to researchers running a large US study.

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  • By Amy Dockser Marcus
  • The Wall Street Journal
  • 7:29PM August 5, 2020
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COVID-19 patients who received transfusions of blood plasma rich with antibodies from recovered patients reduced their mortality rate by about 50 per cent, according to researchers running a large US study.
The researchers presented their data analysis over the weekend in a webinar for physicians interested in learning about so-called convalescent plasma, with data slides that w…

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