Loma Linda University Health using convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 patients.

By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Sheann Brandon)

Loma Linda University Health is currently treating eligible patients battling severe novel coronavirus (COVID-19) with convalescent plasma in hopes of boosting their ability to fight the virus. The patients are treated while in the hospital through a transfusion of serum containing virus-neutralizing antibodies, which were removed from a recovered individual’s donated blood.
Tait Stevens, MD, president of medical staff at Loma Linda University Medical Center, said some evidence shows that…

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