Sunday President Trump approved emergency authorization for convalescent plasma to be widely used to treat covid-19 patients.
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This comes just days after the fda decided more research was needed to see if convalescent plasma is an effective treatment.
Kimt news 3 maleeha kamal spoke to the mayo doctor who is heading the study.
When dr. jeffrey winters learned president trump had given emergency authoriziation to convalescent plasma he was shocked.
Dr. winters explains the mayo study has shown the plasma treatment is safe but says more research needs to be done to get a definitive answer on its effectiveness.
Winters says the presidents decision could jepopardize the research.
"and you were admitted into the hospital and they came to you and said i can enroll you in a study and you're gonan either get a unit of convalescent plasma or a placebo.
You might say i'll pass i'm just gonna have my doctor order a unit of plasma through the emergency use authorization.
So thats the danger.
Dr. winters says moving forward more plasma will be needed for treatment and he hopes people who have recovered from
It was touted as a historic breakthrough that can help save lives in the fight against COVID-19, but one infectious disease..
