In today's health headlines we talk about the fact that the FDA has stated that the use of convalescent plasma may help to cure COVID-19 though some are not sure of whether it is safe.
PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCED LASTNIGHT THAT THE F-D-A HAS ISSUEDAN EMERGENCYUSE AUTHORIZATION FORCONVALESCENT PLASMA AS ATREAMENT FOR COVID-19.
AS SARAHDALLOF TELLS US... WHILEEXPERIMENTAL TREATMENTS AREUSUALLY CONSIDERED SAFE... SOMEEXPERTS WORRY THERE'S NOT ENOUGHINFORMATIONTO PROVE THIS TREATMENT WILLWORK.A NEW WEEK..
STARTING WITH A NEWPOTENTIAL WEAPON IN THE FIGHTAGAINST COVID-19.AFTER THE F-D-A ISSUED ANEMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION FORCONVALESCENT PLASMASUNDAY.TRUMP"TODAY'S ACTION WILLDRAMATICALLY EXPAND ACCESS TOTHIS TREATMENT."THE MOVE COMES AFTER INTERNALDEBATE WITHIN THE F-D-A OVERWHETHER THE AGENCY HAD ENOUGHDATA TO ISSUE THE E-U-A.24S/ DR. NAHID BHADELIA/ BOSTONUNIVERSITY"THE FACT THAT THE APPEARANCETHAT THE PRESIDENT CAN BASICALLYPRESSURE THE FDA INTO BYPASSINGTHEIR REGULAR PROCESSES ISCONCERNING AND CONCERNING TOSCIENTISTS AND DOCTORSLIKE ME."PLASMA... THE LIQUID PORTION OFBLOOD... IS RICH IN PROTEINS ANDANTIBODIES..AND HAS BEEN USED TO TREAT OTHEROUTBREAKS INCLUDING SARS..MERS... AND EBOLA.WHILE ANECDOTAL EVIDENCESUGGESTS IT WORKS AGAINSTCORONAVIRUS... NO RANDOMIZEDCONTROLTRIALS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED TOPROVE ITS EFFECTIVENESS.54S/ DR. WILLIAM SCHAFFNER/VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICALCENTER"OCCASIONALLY EARLY ENTHUSIASMTURNS OUT NOT TO BE CORRECT.
WESAW THAT WITHHYDROXYCHLOROQUINE.
ONCE THERIGOROUS STUDIES WERE DONE, ITWASN'T USEFUL AT ALL."DESPITE INCOMPLETE DATA...DEMAND FOR CONVALESCENT PLASMAHAS BEEN SPIKING THISSUMMER... ALONG WITH NEW CASESOF COVID-19 IN SOME STATES.THE RED CROSS ISSUING AN URGENTPLEA FOR DONATIONS EARLIER THISMONTH.1:18S/ DR. PAMPEE YOUNG/ CHIEFMEDICAL OFFICER, AMERICAN REDCROSS "WE ARE DEPLETING OURCOVID-19 PLASMA INVENTORY FASTERTHAN WE CAN REPLACE IT."DEMAND UNLIKELY TO LET UP...AMID THE EMERGENCY USE AS MOREHOSPITALS..
DOCTORS... ANDPATIENTS...GAIN ACCESS TO THE EXPERIMENTALTHERAPY.
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