CONVALESCENT PLASMA THERAPY Subject: Science & tech Context: Plasma therapy not found effective, likely to be dropped from clinical management guidelines. Concept: The convalescent plasma therapy seeks to make use of the antibodies developed in the recovered patient against the coronavirus. The whole blood or plasma from such people is taken, and the […]

Subject: Science and tech Context: Not all plasma from those who’ve recovered from COVID-19 in India may contain enough protective antibodies, says a multi-institutional study led by researchers in the country and the United States. Concept: Convalescent plasma therapy involves transfusing certain components of blood of people who have had the Covid-19 virus and recovered […]