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Is convalescent plasma safe and effective? We answer the major questions about the Covid-19 treatment
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Is convalescent plasma safe and effective? We answer the major questions about the Covid-19 treatment

By LEV FACHER AUGUST 23, 2020 WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Sunday issued an emergency authorization for doctors to treat Covid-19 using blood plasma from patients who’ve recovered from the disease. Below, STAT answers the major questions surrounding convalescent plasma as a Covid-19 treatment and the science supporting its use. What is convalescent plasma,...