'It is amazing how people who have recovered from this disease are so interested in being able to help others,” said Liise-anne Pirofski, an infectious disease specialist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx.
A global program to test whether blood plasma from recovered coronavirus patients can be used as a treatment got underway in the United States on Saturday but it needs blood donations to succeed.is investigating early reports from two small studies in China that showed such plasma can help others fight off severe forms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
For the project, the donor and the patient must have the same blood type. The plasma is tested for multiple diseases including COVID-19, HIV and hepatitis to ensure it can’t infect the patient. To find out, researchers need to do many tests — and need lots of plasma. They have set up a webpage where people can read more about the process and register as potential donors. Donations will depend on when the person got sick, whether they were tested for COVID-19 and whether nearby sites are doing the work.
People have been eager to take part, said Liise-anne Pirofski, an infectious disease specialist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx.“I can tell you from our experience, we are just overwhelmed with how many people have been reaching out. It is amazing how people who have recovered from this disease are so interested in being able to help others,” said Pirofski.
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