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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDo you think Trump and Pence are getting convalescent plasma treatments*?
* You harvest the antibodies from somebody who survived C-19 and give them to a patient
via a transfusion. Now how many people who have tested positive for the virus have been
around Trump and Pence?
This has shown to be a very effective treatment but it is not practical on a large scale.
Shermann
(7,458 posts)Transfusions of any kind carry inherent risks that no doctor would be cavalier about
Botany
(70,618 posts)I haven't read of any bad side effects except if they wait too long to give the treatment
then the patient's viral load drops but the damage to the lungs and other organs is so
severe that the person dies.n
Cousin Dupree
(1,866 posts)hlthe2b
(102,448 posts)from plasma proteins (usally IgA reactions). Might they receive it if they were actually infected-- perhaps. But, based on exposure only, that would be extremely irresponsible when one considers risk/benefit. Repeated use increases the chance for reactions, so it isn't as if they could continue to give it, given the immune protection is extremely short-lived.
mercuryblues
(14,551 posts)but he could give 2 shits about pence.
ProfessorGAC
(65,289 posts)I get that they're selfish idiots, but...
1. PINO is said to be livid over likely exposure.
2. They have dismissed the science right along. Why would they cherry pick this not yet nailed down science?
3. They still believe HCQ will work. Nothing to worry about.
So, I doubt it.