(NPR) Harvested Antibodies Now Being Tested As A Prevention Tool Against COVID-19

Harvested Antibodies Now Being Tested As A Prevention Tool Against COVID-19








Blood plasma — the yellowish, cell-free portion that remains after red and white blood cells and have been filtered out by a machine and returned to the plasma donor — is rich with antibodies. Plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients might prove useful in preventing infection as well as in treatment, scientists say.



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Harvested Antibodies Now Being Tested As A Prevention Tool Against COVID-19






Scientists are now checking to see if purified blood serum from people who have recovered from COVID-19 might be more than a useful treatment. Perhaps it's a way to prevent disease in someone else.