The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for the use of convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 on Sunday, saying the 'known and potential benefits of the product outweigh the known and potential risks of the product.'
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the 2020 Council for National Policy Meeting, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in Arlington, Va. President Donald Trump announced Sunday the emergency authorization of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 patients, in a move he called "a breakthrough," one of his top health officials called "promising," and other health experts said needs more study before it's celebrated.
The White House had grown agitated with the pace of the plasma approval, but the accusations of a slowdown, which were presented without evidence, were just the latest assault from Trump's team on the "deep state" bureaucracy. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows did not deal in specifics, but said that "we've looked at a number of people that are not being as diligent as they should be in terms of getting to the bottom of it.
Earlier this month, Mayo Clinic researchers reported a strong hint that blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors helps other infected patients recover. But it wasn't considered proof. There's been little data on how effective it is or whether it must be administered fairly early in an illness to make a significant difference, said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious diseases expert at Vanderbilt University.
Hundreds of drugs are currently being developed as possible treatments against the coronavirus infection, taking a range of approaches.
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