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Explained: The plasma therapy debate – The Indian Express
India’s largest ever trial has found convalescent plasma therapy ineffective in Covid-19. ICMR is cautious about the option, some states still push it. In what…
A 28-year-old donates his blood plasma for Covid-19 treatment at the Delhi Plasma Bank in the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences. (Express Photo: Tashi Tobgyal)Recently published findings on convalescent plasma therapy on Covid-19 patients have triggered a debate over its efficacy. After the country’s largest such trial, known by the acronym PLACID, found that convalescent plasma was ineffective in arresting Covid-19, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has been considering dropping…
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