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Plasma therapy

17th May, 2021 Health

GS PAPER II: Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.

Context: A study involving 464 adults with moderate symptoms of the infection last year suggests that the Convalescent Plasma Therapy (CPT) has shown a limited effect in reducing the progression to severe disease or death.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/plasma-therapy-has-limited-effect-in-covid-patients-says-study/article34574671.ece?homepage=true