Subject: Science & tech Context: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has warned against indiscriminate use of convalescent plasma therapy (CPT) for treating COVID-19. Concept: Plasma is the liquid part of the blood. Convalescent plasma, extracted from the blood of patients recovering from an infection, is a source of antibodies against the infection. The […]

Subject : Science and tech Context : Convalescent plasma therapy could soon be discontinued as a treatment for COVID-19 patients, the Centre. Plasma therapy failed to benefit COVID-19 patients in the largest randomized trial conducted in India, carried out by the ICMR which found that plasma didn’t particularly help lower mortality or severity of COVID-19 […]