Shankar-Hari, Manu,

Convalescent plasma therapy as a treatment for COVID-19 [electronic resource] / Manu Shankar-Hari. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2020. - 1 online resource (1 streaming audio file (15 min.)). - Interviews on Covid-19, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Interviews on Covid-19. .

Audio interview. Title from title frames.

Contents: What is convalescent plasma therapy -- Does this treatment confer long-lasting immunity? -- Mechanism of action of therapeutic antibodies -- Counterindications with plasma transfusions -- The need for lengthy clinical trials -- Preliminary assessment of convalescent plasma therapy in a clinical trial -- When might this treatment be approved, and how fast can it be delivered?.

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Blood plasma.
Clinical trials.
Coronavirus infections--Treatment.
COVID-19 (Disease)--Treatment.
Viral antibodies.
Antibodies, Viral--administration & dosage.
Antibodies, Viral--blood.
Antibodies, Viral--therapeutic use.
Betacoronavirus--immunology.
Blood Donors.
Clinical Trials as Topic.
Coronavirus infections.
COVID-19--blood.
COVID-19--immunology.
COVID-19--therapy.
Immunization, Passive.
Pneumonia, Viral--prevention & control.
Pneumonia, Viral--therapy.
SARS-CoV-2.
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