WASHINGTON DC, KOMPAS.com – Authority United States of America ( AS) on Sunday (23/8/2020) announced an emergency authorization for doctors to use plasma the patient’s blood recovers Covid-19 in treating patients with these diseases.
The policy was made by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) when President Donald Trump facing immense pressure regarding the outbreak corona virus in “Uncle Sam’s Land”.
The outbreak has crippled the US economy, and has diluted opportunities Trump to be re-elected in the upcoming November 3 elections.
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Plasma The blood is believed to contain strong antibodies that can help fight disease faster, and help protect people from being severely exposed to Covid-19.
“This product may be effective in treating Covid-19 and … the known and potential benefits of the product outweigh the known and potential risks of the product,” the FDA said in the statement. AFP, Monday (24/8/2020).
Treatment of corona patients with blood plasma actually has been applied in the US and other countries, but its efficacy is still being debated by experts.
Some of them warned that the remedies could have side effects.
“Plasma from recovered patients may be successful although it still needs to be proven in clinical trials, but not as a rescue treatment for people who are already seriously ill.” said Len Horovitz, a pulmonary specialist at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City.
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Trump’s tough campaign
Horovitz continued, plasma is likely to work better after a person is exposed to the virus when the body tries to neutralize the infection.
The problem is that there is a limited supply of plasma, which means that it can be difficult to get enough blood to treat everyone in the early stages of the disease.
Trump told reporters the therapy demonstrated “an extraordinary success rate” and “will save countless lives.”
Rumored AFP, what he said was far different from the warnings of his health officials.
Then, when asked by reporters to explain the contradiction, Trump threw a question at one of the experts and ended the press conference.
The FDA has allowed the blood plasma transfusions of recovered corona patients for Covid-19 patients under certain conditions, such as clinical trial patients and those who are seriously ill.
The Washington Post reported, more than 70,000 corona virus patients in the US have received the transfusion.
Trump has been flooded with criticism for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the US, which is still the highest in total cases and number of deaths.
Without a vaccine or effective treatment, Trump is believed to have a hard time competing with Joe Biden from the Democratic Party in the November 3 election.
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