Prognosis
Plasma Helps Covid If Used Early, But It’s No Game-Changer, Says Turkey
- Turkey has been using convalescent plasma on Covid patients
- Treatment got emergency FDA approval in U.S. after Trump push
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Blood plasma treatments of the kind touted by President Donald Trump can help Covid-19 patients if administered early, but are no miracle cure and can be harmful if given in the disease’s later stages, according to a senior health official in Turkey.