Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore say the key to slowing and treating the coronavirus might be hidden in the blood of those who have recovered from the disease.
Casadevall argues that convalescent serum could also be given to front-line health care workers to help protect them from becoming ill.
To implement his plan, academic hospitals would need to work collaboratively with blood banks to set up research protocols and treatment guidelines. Doctors at Johns Hopkins started that work weeks ago, Casadevall said, and they have begun drafting guidelines that can be copied by hospitals across the country.“At the local level, hospitals and blood banks have everything they need to do this,” Casadevall said. “But what would really help is coordination from the federal government.
First, Casadevall said, the U.S. must immediately begin widespread testing, because it’s impossible to collect blood serum from survivors if public health officials don’t know who’s been infected. Second, Casadevall said federal officials may need to oversee the interstate shipment of blood products. He can imagine a scenario where blood banks in Seattle, which has been at the epicenter of the U.S.
And finally, Casadevall said, government officials would need to help spread the word. He believes people who’ve had the coronavirus and recovered will be eager to donate plasma if they believe it could help elderly patients and health care workers. “This is by no means a panacea,” Casadevall said. “But at a time when the message has been, ‘There’s nothing you can do but wash your hands,’ this is an opportunity to do something proactive that can help fight this.”
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