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A Little Debate on Plasma Is Healthy for Science


By now many have heard about the debate over convalescent plasma as an effective treatment for Covid-19. On Aug. 23, the FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization stating that convalescent plasma—extracted from the blood of recovered patients—“may be effective” in hospitalized patients and can be used in the current emergency. The agency stopped short of fully authorizing or licensing convalescent plasma. But on Sept. 1 a National Institutes of Health panel argued that the data were insufficient “to recommend either for or against” use of plasma.

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