The World Health Organization on Monday was cautious about endorsing the use of recovered COVID-19 patients' plasma to treat people who are ill, saying evidence it works remains 'low quality' even as the United States issued emergency authorization for such therapies.
FILE PHOTO: Convalescent plasma from a recovered coronavirus disease patient is seen at the Central Seattle Donor Center of Bloodworks Northwest during the outbreak in Seattle, Washington, U.S. April 17, 2020. The plasma from recovered patients will be used in an experimental treatment study for current coronavirus patients. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
- The World Health Organization on Monday was cautious about endorsing the use of recovered COVID-19 patients’ plasma to treat people who are ill, saying evidence it works remains “low quality” even as the United States issued emergency authorization for such therapies. “There are a number of clinical trials going on around the world looking at convalescent plasma compared to the standard of care,” Soumya Swaminathan, WHO chief scientist, said.
“Only a few of them have actually reported interim results...and at the moment, it’s still very low-quality evidence,” she told a news conference. Reporting by John Miller in Zurich, Stephanie Nebehay in Geneva, Kate Kelland in London; Editing by Jon Boyle
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