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In-Depth: Why hospitals abandoned convalescent plasma for COVID-19 patients
In-depth: Why hospitals stopped using plasma
and last updated 2021-04-30 00:48:05-04
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) For months, U.S. hospitals relied on convalescent plasma to treat severely ill COVID-19 patients, administering as many as 25,000 units per week.
But today, hospitals across the country have largely abandoned the once-touted therapy.
The news may come as a surprise to the hundreds of thousands of Americans who got the treatment, particularly those who credited the experimental therapy with saving their lives.
âThe bottom line is that we have largely moved past convalescent plasma as a prevention strategyâ for COVID-19, said Dr. Gary Firestein, senior associate vice chancellor for health sciences at UC San Diego.
What you need to know about antibody therapies as potential COVID vaccine substitute
Millions of Americans with compromised immune systems may not be protected by vaccination. But scientists are testing a potential workaround: monoclonal antibodies.
By: KGTV Staff
and last updated 2021-04-28 15:14:45-04
SAN DIEGO â Shortly after Jay Heydt got the COVID-19 vaccine, he signed up for a clinical trial to measure his immune response. He knew his odds of producing antibodies were low.
Heydt has leukemia. Heâs one of the millions of Americans with a compromised immune system who may not be protected by vaccination.
âUnfortunately, I felt obligated to really kind of remain quarantined even after having the vaccine just as a precautionary measure,â he said.
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In-Depth: A potential vaccine substitute for people with compromised immune systems?
Scientists test new role for monoclonal antibodies
Dr. Christian Ramers, Family Health Centers of San Diego
A doctor in San Diego prepares a monoclonal antibody cocktail for COVID-19 made by Eli Lilly and Company.
and last updated 2021-04-27 14:53:26-04
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) Shortly after Jay Heydt got the COVID-19 vaccine, he signed up for a clinical trial to measure his immune response. He knew his odds of producing antibodies were low.
Heydt has leukemia. Heâs one of the millions of Americans with a compromised immune system who may not be protected by vaccination.