Many scientists and physicians believe that convalescent plasma might provide some benefit but it is far from a breakthrough. It is rich in antibodies that could be helpful in fighting the coronavirus, but the evidence so far has not been conclusive about whether it works, when to administer it and what dose is needed.
The push on Sunday came a day after Trump tweeted sharp criticism on the process to treat the virus, which has killed more than 175,000 Americans and imperilled his re-election chances. The White House has sunk vast resources into an expedited process to develop a vaccine and Trump aides have been banking on it being an “October surprise” that could help the president make up ground in the polls.
But it wasn’t a formal study. The patients were treated in different ways in hospitals around the country as part of an FDA program designed to speed access to the experimental therapy. That so-called “expanded access” program tracks what happens to the recipients, but it cannot prove the plasma – and not other care they received – was the real reason for improvement.
“I firmly reject the idea they would slow-walk anything or accelerate anything based on any political consideration or any consideration other than what is best for the public health and a real sense of mission to patients,” Gottlieb told CBS’s “Face the Nation.” But the president is perhaps best known for his early and ardent embrace of the malaria drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine.
Apparently the hospital called and informed Trump is in desperate need of a brain transplant!
It's an election stunt. Not a science breakthrough.
I do not trust trump
No matter what he says or do will never change the amount of deaths on his watch. Wait until schools open, numbers are going to sky rocket, yet there is an emergency implementation. How about an effective national strategy to have slowed it down four months ago?
Who wants to give me odds on tomorrow's opinion column bashing this as well
Nice article bashing it Globe and Mail. I can't understand how a Canadian scribe, with by far the highest subscription price, keeps turning the Democratic spin. Maybe spend some effort on our corrupt liberals once in a while
This won’t change much need more control safety measures and stay at home as much as possible
We know it doesn’t work. Didn’t he read the results, the findings of the specialists? “Oops, I forgot, he doesn’t read”
Zero therapeutics talk from 'experts' /Cdnpoli but plenty of talk on draconian measures & mandates.. covid19 canada cdnpoli
ONLY Trump💪💪 fight CCP China CCP use the virus to bully HongKongers and attack our world😰😰 WeChat monitor people and control the world. We must ban WeChat👎👎 Please sanction China CCP💩💩 BAN Chinese banks companies! Ban HUAWE, WeChat +all APPs
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