Plasma may be the best option in the fight against Covid-19.https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/20/opinions/plasma-treatment-covid-19-sepkowitz/index.html
As the relentless rise of Covid-19 cases and deaths continues unabated, treatment options have begun to occupy center stage.
The politically charged rush to hydroxychloroquine initially clouded people's judgment, but the current data is not confusing. The benefit, if any,
may be quite modest, and the
risk of toxicity is still real.
A second drug,
remdesivir, has made a splash and raised hopes, though in the new drug arena, early enthusiasm is common while actual advance is not.
I am one of many specialists who consider one dose of
convalescent plasma as the most promising treatment right now. The way it works might seem like a corny World War II movie designed to stir the guys and gals back home: Recovered Covid patients make their way to a medical station and donate their plasma (and its protective antibodies) to help a sick patient.