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COVID-19 survivors' plasma may prevent worse illness in older patients By (0) A new study suggests older patients with more severe COVID-19 can benefit from the blood plasma of people who have already had the coronavirus and recovered. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo Blood plasma from people recovering from COVID-19 could help prevent severe illness in older patients newly infected with the virus, a small new Argentinian study finds. The findings give new hope to the notion that so-called "convalescent plasma" might have a role to play in treating COVID-19. Earlier studie...

  TORONTO -- A new study has found that administering convalescent plasma with a high concentration of antibodies against COVID-19 early on in mildly ill older adults may help reduced the progression of the disease. The study, conducted by Argentina-based non-profit Fundación Infant, found that convalescent plasma therapy could "significantly reduce" the need for oxygen support among COVID-19 patients over 65 years old if administered within 72 hours after the onset of symptoms. Lead investigator of the study, Dr. Fernando Polack, said in a press release the findings suggest a new appro...

Convalescent plasma prevents severe symptoms in older Covid patients, study finds Treatment, which is relatively cheap and straightforward to administer, must be given within three days of onset of symptoms 7 January 2021 • 12:35pm Convalescent plasma is relative cheap and straightforward to administer Credit: Juan Karita/AP Convalescent plasma given to patients in the early stages of Covid-19 can help prevent them becoming severely ill, a study has found.  A paper in the New England Journal of Medicine has shown that giving plasma, a component of blood rich in Covid-19 antibodies taken fr...