[AFP]The United States has issued an emergency authorisation to use blood plasma from recovered Covid-19 patients as a treatment against the disease. Here's what you need to know.When a person has Covid-19, their body produces antibodies that fight the coronavirus. SEE ALSO: South Korean students forced online as global virus crisis deepens"We concluded that the use of convalescent plasma was safe," Dr Scott Wright, who led the study that was published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, told AFP. On the question of how well it works, all experts agree on the need for more clinical trials to compare plasma against standard care. Those who received plasma after four or more days had an 11.9 percent death rate.

Source: Standard Digital August 25, 2020 05:41 UTC