A recovered Covid patient in Indonesia donates blood for plasma production. (Archive image)
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According to current studies, Covid-19 patients have neither a better chance of survival, nor does a transfusion with plasma reduce the risk of having to be ventilated, according to the article.
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The experts reviewed 16 studies with a total of more than 16,000 patients. In particularly severe cases, the study situation is still uncertain, which is why the experts are not against further studies in such patients with plasma.
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Passive immunization used earlier
In autumn 2020, passive immunization with the help of blood plasma from people who survived Covid-19 and formed antibodies against coronaviruses was still considered a promising therapy.
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Something like this has already been used for other diseases, such as Sars, Mers or influenza, it was said at the time, for example, at a conference of the German Society for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology (DGTI). The effect was not yet proven at the time, because there were no randomized studies with control groups.
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