There is a new development in the fight against COVID-19.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There is a new development in the fight against COVID-19. The Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency authorization for convalescent plasma treatment, CBS2’s Ali Bauman reported Sunday. The White House is heralding this as major therapeutic breakthrough, but it comes just days after the FDA held off on issuing an emergency use authorization at the urging of top health experts. MORE: Max Minute: Convalescent Plasma Getting More Attention As Search Continues For COVID-19 Treatment President Donald Trump’s emergency authorization will allow the use of blood plasma from patients who have recovered from COVID-19 as a treatment for the virus. Convalescent plasma is created from blood of recovered patients.
