Convalescent Plasma Therapy Is Treating Coronavirus Patients in UAB Research
May 14, 2020
May 14, 2020
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, May 14 -- The University of Alabama Birmingham campus issued the following news:
People who fight off COVID-19 carry a powerful memento in their blood: antibodies that are primed to wipe out the disease. By lending these trained immune soldiers to other patients, survivors might be able to knock out three cases of COVID for the price of one.
Antibody-rich blood plasma from people who have overcome COVID-19 is now helping to jumpstart immune defenses . . .
People who fight off COVID-19 carry a powerful memento in their blood: antibodies that are primed to wipe out the disease. By lending these trained immune soldiers to other patients, survivors might be able to knock out three cases of COVID for the price of one.
Antibody-rich blood plasma from people who have overcome COVID-19 is now helping to jumpstart immune defenses . . .