What we know about the state of coronavirus treatments, vaccines and antibody tests
4 years, 8 months ago

What we know about the state of coronavirus treatments, vaccines and antibody tests

CNN  

CNN — As the US begins to discuss reopening the country, health experts and officials see the development of coronavirus tests, treatments and preventative strategies as crucial to taking the first step towards normalcy. Here’s what we know about where possible coronavirus treatments, vaccines and antibody tests stand. Antibody testing Antibody tests are often cited as key to returning to normal, and they would verify whether a patient had already been infected with the coronavirus and developed antibodies to it. President Donald Trump has often touted hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment, calling it a “game changer.” But there’s little evidence hydroxychloroquine is safe or effective for patients with Covid-19. Video Ad Feedback The race against time to find Covid-19 vaccine 06:28 - Source: CNN • The US biotech firm Moderna has begun enrolling patients with Kaiser Permanente and Emory University.

Tests Patients Cnn Antibody Coronavirus Vaccine  vaccines  treatments  coronavirus  vaccine  covid19  trials  hydroxychloroquine  patients  testing  university  underway  know  antibody  state  tests

History of this topic

Positive test not needed for long COVID diagnosis, experts conclude
7 months ago

Positive test not needed for long COVID diagnosis, experts conclude

LA Times  

People do not need to have tested positive for the coronavirus to be considered for a diagnosis of long COVID, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine concludes. The report, produced by a committee of experts at the request of the U.S. Social Security Administration, aims to summarize what is known about long COVID, a …

Coronavirus Today: How immune are we?
1 year, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Today: How immune are we?

LA Times  

I’m Karen Kaplan, and it’s Tuesday, March 21. This “cellular immunity,” as scientists call it, deserves the credit for preventing the worst COVID-19 outcomes, even if it doesn’t stop infections from happening in the first place. One tool employed by California’s elected officials to keep the coronavirus in check is a new state law that punishes doctors who spread misinformation …

No need for booster vaccine against coronavirus this spring, experts decide
1 year, 10 months ago

No need for booster vaccine against coronavirus this spring, experts decide

Dutch News  

Coronavirus experts have advised against another round of vaccinations this spring because there is enough immunity in the population from previous vaccines or infections. The advisers will decide later in the year whether there should be another booster round in the autumn, when the peak season for coronavirus infections begins. Doctors should still be able to prescribe a vaccine for …

No need for booster vaccine against coronavirus this spring, experts decide
1 year, 10 months ago

No need for booster vaccine against coronavirus this spring, experts decide

Dutch News  

Coronavirus experts have advised against another round of vaccinations this spring because there is enough immunity in the population from previous vaccines or infections. The advisers will decide later in the year whether there should be another booster round in the autumn, when the peak season for coronavirus infections begins. Doctors should still be able to prescribe a vaccine for …

FDA revokes authorization for key anti-COVID drug, a blow for vulnerable Americans
1 year, 11 months ago

FDA revokes authorization for key anti-COVID drug, a blow for vulnerable Americans

LA Times  

A two-shot dose of Evusheld at a University of Washington Medicine clinic in Seattle. For her patients, she said, “it was kind of like being told the seat belts in your car won’t work anymore, and we’re not going to be able to replace them with anything.” In recent months, nine new subvariants of the dominant Omicron strain have proven …

Repeat covid vaccinations opened to all as postive tests mount
2 years, 2 months ago

Repeat covid vaccinations opened to all as postive tests mount

Dutch News  

Everyone over the age of 12 is now being invited to sign up for another coronavirus vaccination, the health ministry has confirmed. With covid infections once again on the rise, health officials say getting the top-up jabs will help slow the spread of the virus. People aged 40 to 60 can make an appointment via website planjeprik.nl next week, while …

Repeat covid vaccinations opened to all as postive tests mount
2 years, 2 months ago

Repeat covid vaccinations opened to all as postive tests mount

Dutch News  

Everyone over the age of 12 is now being invited to sign up for another coronavirus vaccination, the health ministry has confirmed. With covid infections once again on the rise, health officials say getting the top-up jabs will help slow the spread of the virus. People aged 40 to 60 can make an appointment via website planjeprik.nl next week, while …

FDA grapples with whether to modify COVID vaccine for fall
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA grapples with whether to modify COVID vaccine for fall

LA Times  

The Food and Drug Administration will debate Tuesday whether it’s time to update COVID vaccine formulas. “This is science at its toughest,” said FDA vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks, adding that a final decision is expected within days of the advisory panel’s recommendation. In an analysis prepared for Tuesday’s meeting, FDA officials acknowledged targeting last winter’s version of Omicron is …

Q&A: Novavax hopes its COVID shot wins over FDA, vaccine holdouts
2 years, 7 months ago

Q&A: Novavax hopes its COVID shot wins over FDA, vaccine holdouts

LA Times  

Americans may soon get a new COVID-19 vaccine option — shots made with a more tried-and-true technology than today’s versions. “What I’ve seen of the Novavax data so far is it’s a really impressive protein vaccine,” said University of Pennsylvania immunologist E. John Wherry. Novavax, a small biotech company, created the vaccine in its research lab, but the Serum Institute …

At long last, WHO issues coronavirus testing advice
2 years, 9 months ago

At long last, WHO issues coronavirus testing advice

LA Times  

A woman is tested for a coronavirus infection at the Lenasia South Hospital near Johannesburg in South Africa. The advice comes months after critics said the lack of recommendations from the global health agency was compromising efforts to stop the pandemic in poor countries. At a press briefing on Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the agency was concerned …

Coronavirus updates March 04, 2022
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus updates March 04, 2022

The Hindu  

In 2022, 92% of COVID deaths have been in unvaccinated individuals, Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research Dr. Balram Bhargava said on Thursday. Here are the latest updates Study Third Covid vaccine dose advised for immunocompromised people: study A third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is recommended for people with a weakened immune system, especially for organ …

New Biden pandemic plan: Closer to normal for the nation
2 years, 10 months ago

New Biden pandemic plan: Closer to normal for the nation

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — It’s time for America to stop letting the coronavirus “dictate how we live,” President Joe Biden’s White House declared Wednesday, outlining a strategy to allow people to return to many normal activities safely after two years of pandemic disruptions. A White House official said the “test-to-treat” plan would initially roll out in hundreds of pharmacies across the country, …

'Prepare for new COVID-19 variants': Joe Biden tells pandemic-weary Americans
2 years, 10 months ago

'Prepare for new COVID-19 variants': Joe Biden tells pandemic-weary Americans

Firstpost  

In his first State of the Union Address on Tuesday, Biden said thanks to the progress the country has made last year, COVID-19 need no longer controls the lives of the Americans. President Joe Biden has urged Americans to prepare themselves for new coronavirus variants as he launched a new initiative aimed at helping COVID-19-infected people to get tested at …

White House launches ‘test to treat’ COVID-19 initiative, plan toward greater normality
2 years, 10 months ago

White House launches ‘test to treat’ COVID-19 initiative, plan toward greater normality

LA Times  

Beginning this month, Americans will be able to head to their local pharmacy for a coronavirus test and, if they test positive, receive antiviral pills on the spot, at no cost to them. President Biden announced the launch of the “test to treat” initiative during Tuesday night’s State of the Union Address as he emphasized the country’s progress in battling …

Sweden ends coronavirus testing along with all pandemic restrictions
2 years, 11 months ago

Sweden ends coronavirus testing along with all pandemic restrictions

LA Times  

Sweden has halted wide-scale testing for the coronavirus even among people showing COVID-19 symptoms, putting an end to the pop-up tents, drive-in swab centers and home-delivered tests that became ubiquitous during the pandemic and provided essential data for tracking its spread. Bharat Pankhania, a senior clinical lecturer at the University of Exeter Medical School in England, said that with a …

Coronavirus antibodies in donated blood halves in two months
3 years ago

Coronavirus antibodies in donated blood halves in two months

Dutch News  

The amount of antibodies against coronavirus found in blood given by vaccinated blood donors has halved in two months, according to donation agency Sanquin. The longer ago people were vaccinated, the fewer antibodies they have, Sanquin said, following research on blood donated by 2,200 people. ‘Antibodies for respiratory infections usually decrease quickly over time,’ said microbiologist and researcher Hans Zaaijer. …

Coronavirus antibodies in donated blood halves in two months
3 years ago

Coronavirus antibodies in donated blood halves in two months

Dutch News  

The amount of antibodies against coronavirus found in blood given by vaccinated blood donors has halved in two months, according to donation agency Sanquin. The longer ago people were vaccinated, the fewer antibodies they have, Sanquin said, following research on blood donated by 2,200 people. ‘Antibodies for respiratory infections usually decrease quickly over time,’ said microbiologist and researcher Hans Zaaijer. …

Omicron scare: New rapid test identifies how antibodies fight Covid-19 variants
3 years, 1 month ago

Omicron scare: New rapid test identifies how antibodies fight Covid-19 variants

Hindustan Times  

Biomedical engineers of Duke University have developed a test to quickly and easily assess how well a person's neutralizing antibodies fight multiple variants of COVID-19 like Delta and the new Omicron variant. Researchers have developed a test to quickly assess how well a person's antibodies fight multiple variants of COVID-19. "While developing a point-of-care test for COVID-19 antibodies and biomarkers, …

November 30, 2021 Omicron coronavirus variant news
3 years, 1 month ago

November 30, 2021 Omicron coronavirus variant news

CNN  

The US Food and Drug Administration is working “as quickly as possible” to find out more about the Omicron coronavirus variant, according to Dr. Janet Woodcock, the agency’s acting commissioner. Read the whole statement here: “As we have with previous emerging COVID-19 variants, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is actively working with our federal partners, international regulators and medical …

Biden administration considering requiring stricter coronavirus testing for everyone traveling to US
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden administration considering requiring stricter coronavirus testing for everyone traveling to US

CNN  

CNN — Top US government officials are considering requiring everyone who enters the country to be tested for Covid-19 the day before their flight and having all travelers – including US citizens and permanent residents – be tested again after returning home, regardless of vaccination status, sources familiar with the discussions have told CNN. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky told …

US falls behind on at-home Covid tests
3 years, 2 months ago

US falls behind on at-home Covid tests

CNN  

This is the weekly edition of CNN’s coronavirus newsletter. The National Institutes of Health’s $70 million pledge, announced last week, promises to get more tests onto the market by identifying and encouraging new manufacturers and easing the obstacles in getting the tests approved. A vast, international review of studies published in March found that few antigen tests met the World …

Covid-19 vaccines may protect against other coronaviruses: Study
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 vaccines may protect against other coronaviruses: Study

India Today  

Covid-19 vaccines and prior coronavirus infections can provide broad immunity against other, similar coronaviruses, according to a study. The study found that plasma from humans who had been vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 produced antibodies that were cross-reactive, or provided protection, against SARS-CoV-1 and the common cold coronavirus. Mice that had been immunised with Covid-19 vaccines and later were exposed to the …

Coronavirus updates | Active COVID-19 cases lowest in 221 days
3 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus updates | Active COVID-19 cases lowest in 221 days

The Hindu  

The U.S. will allow fully vaccinated foreign travellers to enter the country from November 8, the White House announced on October 15. Queensland and Western Australia have been among the states most successful in keeping COVID-19 out, and they also were among the most reluctant to relax their strict border controls after the highly contagious delta variant took hold in …

US coronavirus: With more Covid-19 booster shots on the horizon, one expert says mixing and matching doses may be an effective approach
3 years, 3 months ago

US coronavirus: With more Covid-19 booster shots on the horizon, one expert says mixing and matching doses may be an effective approach

CNN  

CNN — Amid the growing prospect of more Covid-19 booster shots becoming available, an expert has suggested that some people could receive a dose of a different vaccine from the one they initially received. “I hope that when the FDA and CDC review data around Moderna and Johnson & Johnson that they will allow a mix-and-match approach,” CNN medical analyst …

Curing with Blood: the Rise and Fall of Covid Convalescent Plasma Therapy
3 years, 3 months ago

Curing with Blood: the Rise and Fall of Covid Convalescent Plasma Therapy

News 18  

Early in the pandemic, scientists thought convalescent plasma might be a way to treat COVID-19. But growing evidence, including an international study published this week, shows convalescent plasma does not save lives of people critically ill with COVID-19. year more than 100 clinical trials had been conducted with convalescent plasma in people with COVID-19; about one-third of these studies had …

Antibody tests for COVID-19 remain popular in Russia
3 years, 3 months ago

Antibody tests for COVID-19 remain popular in Russia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. There are different counting methods.” But Western health experts …

US coronavirus: Antiviral pill could be a game changer, but vaccines are still America’s way out of the pandemic, experts say
3 years, 3 months ago

US coronavirus: Antiviral pill could be a game changer, but vaccines are still America’s way out of the pandemic, experts say

CNN  

CNN — A pill that could potentially treat Covid-19 is a “game-changer,” but experts are emphasizing that it’s not an alternative to vaccinations – which remain the most effective path to ending the coronavirus pandemic if enough people get their shots. “I think getting an oral pill that can inhibit viral replication – that can inhibit this virus – is …

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: 6 Kids Among 39 Byculla Jail Prisoners to Test Positive in 10 Days, Moved to Isolation Centre
3 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: 6 Kids Among 39 Byculla Jail Prisoners to Test Positive in 10 Days, Moved to Isolation Centre

News 18  

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Changes in the gap between two doses of Covishield will be based on scientific evidence and not “random” demands, Dr NK Arora, chairman of the Covid-19 working group of National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation, has said, citing scientific studies suggesting the vaccine’s higher efficacy when the interval between the shots was longer. There is a mandatory …

Coronavirus update: Latest Covid-19 vaccine and US reopening news
3 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus update: Latest Covid-19 vaccine and US reopening news

CNN  

The current evidence on Covid-19 vaccines does not appear to support a need for booster shots in the general public right now, according to an international group of vaccine scientists, including some from the US Food and Drug Administration and the World Health Organization. The FDA and other public health agencies around the world continue to examine evidence on Covid-19 …

Antibody Tests Should Not Be Your Go-To For Checking COVID Immunity
3 years, 4 months ago

Antibody Tests Should Not Be Your Go-To For Checking COVID Immunity

NPR  

Antibody Tests Should Not Be Your Go-To For Checking COVID Immunity Enlarge this image toggle caption Naveen Sharma/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Naveen Sharma/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Booster shots against the coronavirus have already started rolling out in the U.S. for some people and millions more could be due for them soon. Sponsor Message Unlike other COVID-19 tests that are used …

UK must not take its ‘eye off the ball’ as Covid could roar back, experts warn
3 years, 4 months ago

UK must not take its ‘eye off the ball’ as Covid could roar back, experts warn

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK must not take its “eye off the ball” with …

Regeneron: Covid-19 antibody treatments work, but they’re ‘not the path out of this pandemic’
3 years, 4 months ago

Regeneron: Covid-19 antibody treatments work, but they’re ‘not the path out of this pandemic’

CNN  

CNN — When Texas Gov. Monoclonal antibodies such as those made by Regeneron and GlaxoSmithKline won’t work for every Covid-19 patient; mAbs, as they are known, are only available for people age 12 and older and who aren’t hospitalized or severely ill. Regeneron’s therapy can also be used for some people who know they were exposed to the virus,but don’t …

As Covid-19 cases spike US orders for monoclonal antibodies up 1200%
3 years, 4 months ago

As Covid-19 cases spike US orders for monoclonal antibodies up 1200%

CNN  

CNN — As coronavirus case numbers spike, the US has seen a 1,200% increase in orders for monoclonal antibody treatments in the past month, the US Health and Human Services Department told CNN Thursday. “This, applied early and properly, has the ability to reduce your likelihood of being hospitalized.” Studies show monoclonals are highly effective at preventing high-risk patients from …

WHO Tests 3 Drugs for Treating Coronavirus Infection
3 years, 4 months ago

WHO Tests 3 Drugs for Treating Coronavirus Infection

News 18  

The World Health Organization says it will soon test three drugs used for other diseases to see if they might help patients sickened by the coronavirus. In a statement on Wednesday, the U.N. health agency says the three drugs would be adopted into the next phase of its ongoing global research into identifying potential treatments for COVID-19. The drugs were …

‘Breakthrough’ COVID-19 cases rising in L.A., but the vaccinated are still protected, data show
3 years, 5 months ago

‘Breakthrough’ COVID-19 cases rising in L.A., but the vaccinated are still protected, data show

LA Times  

Visitors to the Grand Central Market in Los Angeles were mostly masked on Tuesday. Los Angeles County has seen a rise in “breakthrough” coronavirus cases as of late, but data continue to show those who are vaccinated for COVID-19 enjoy vigorous protection — even from the contagious Delta variant — and are far less likely to be hospitalized should they …

Patients unable to produce Covid antibodies supported by new drug
3 years, 5 months ago

Patients unable to produce Covid antibodies supported by new drug

NL Times  

The Erasmus Medical Center has begun using the drug REGEN-Cov to treat patients with Covid-19 who have a reduced ability to produce antibodies themselves. “You are buying time for patients to make their own antibodies”, said Bart Rijnders, an internist and infectious diseases specialist at the hospital. “In patients who will never produce their own antibodies, it helps the other …

Vaccines are terrific, but where are the COVID-19 treatments?
3 years, 6 months ago

Vaccines are terrific, but where are the COVID-19 treatments?

LA Times  

Since the early days of the pandemic, we’ve all wanted to know when and how it will end. That research has yielded three authorized vaccines — so far — that are highly effective not just against the original virus but also against its many variants, including the highly transmissible Delta variant. Mehta spoke to The Times about which medicines are …

Nearly 5 out of 6 coronavirus cases were undetected in pandemic’s early months
3 years, 6 months ago

Nearly 5 out of 6 coronavirus cases were undetected in pandemic’s early months

LA Times  

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health who studied blood samples from across the United States have discovered that for every coronavirus infection recorded during the spring and summer of 2020, nearly five more went undetected — amounting to nearly 17 million additional cases by July 2020. A team of immunologists, engineers, clinicians and statisticians across the NIH worked together …

US to spend $3.2B on treatments for COVID-19, other viruses
3 years, 6 months ago

US to spend $3.2B on treatments for COVID-19, other viruses

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The United States is devoting $3.2 billion to speed development of antiviral pills to treat COVID-19 and other dangerous viruses that could turn into pandemics. The new program will invest in “accelerating things that are already in progress” for COVID-19 but also would work to come up with treatments for other viruses, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s …

U.S. to spend $3.2 billion on treatments for COVID-19 and other viral diseases
3 years, 6 months ago

U.S. to spend $3.2 billion on treatments for COVID-19 and other viral diseases

LA Times  

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks May 11 at a hearing on Capitol Hill. The new program will invest in “accelerating things that are already in progress” for COVID-19 but also would work to come up with treatments for other viral conditions, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert. …

Monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19 could be a game changer
3 years, 6 months ago

Monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19 could be a game changer

The Hindu  

Monoclonal antibody treatment is now seen as a relatively effective and safer alternative in treating COVID-19 patients, with doctors stating that, as with any other drug, timing is very important for the administration of the therapy that’s touted as a game changer. “Monoclonal antibody treatment could prove to be a game changer in times to come if used at the …

Does India's trial and error approach to fighting mutating coronavirus need course correction?
3 years, 7 months ago

Does India's trial and error approach to fighting mutating coronavirus need course correction?

India Today  

The second wave continues to wreak havoc in India with over 4,500 deaths recorded in a day on Wednesday. The Indian Council of Medical Research decision came within days of a study published in The Lancet that suggested plasma therapy did not improve survival or other pre-specified clinical outcomes in patients. Interestingly, similar data from ICMR's own trials was released …

Top medical experts welcome move to remove plasma therapy from COVID-19 treatment
3 years, 7 months ago

Top medical experts welcome move to remove plasma therapy from COVID-19 treatment

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Several top medical experts have welcomed the Indian Council of Medical Research 's updated advisory released on Monday dropping the use of convalescent plasma from recommended treatment protocols for COVID-19. Sir Ganga Ram Hospital chairman Dr DS Rana said plasma therapy has failed to change the "course of mortality" and asserted that some scientists are also of the …

Not enough evidence to prove plasma therapy works: Top ICMR scientist on why India changed treatment protocol
3 years, 7 months ago

Not enough evidence to prove plasma therapy works: Top ICMR scientist on why India changed treatment protocol

India Today  

The Centre on Monday revised the clinical guidance for Covid-19 treatment, dropping the off-label use of convalescent plasma from the treatment protocol for adult patients. Dr Samiran Panda, Indian Council of Medical Research scientist who was also a part of the panel that dropped plasma therapy from Covid-19 management guidelines, told India Today that the decision was taken since anecdotal …

Why government has dropped plasma therapy for Covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Why government has dropped plasma therapy for Covid-19

India Today  

India has officially removed the use of convalescent plasma, popularly known as the plasma therapy, on Covid-19 patients from its clinical management guidelines for the disease. The previous guidelines allowed “off label” use of plasma therapy on Covid-19 patients during moderate stage within seven days of the onset of symptoms. WHY GOVERNMENT DROPPED PLASMA THERAPY Many a time, the prescription …

Found Ineffective, Plasma Therapy No Longer Recommended For Covid-19 Treatment
3 years, 7 months ago

Found Ineffective, Plasma Therapy No Longer Recommended For Covid-19 Treatment

News 18  

Days after various studies and expert panels suggested that plasma therapy on Covid-19 patients was found ineffective in reducing the progression to severe disease or death, the treatment protocol has been dropped from the clinical management guidelines, sources said. In the letter, which was also marked to ICMR chief Balram Bhargava and AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria, public health professionals alleged …

Govt removes plasma therapy as treatment for Covid-19 among adults
3 years, 7 months ago

Govt removes plasma therapy as treatment for Covid-19 among adults

India Today  

A government-appointed task force on Covid-19 on Monday removed plasma therapy from the treatment protocol for adult Covid-19 patients. In the revised clinical guidelines for management of adult Covid-19 patients, use of convalescent plasma therapy has been removed even as an 'off label treatment. Until now, India's Covid-19 treatment protocol allowed 'off label' use of convalescent plasma therapy but only …

COVID-19: Plasma therapy not found effective, likely to be dropped from clinical management guidelines
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19: Plasma therapy not found effective, likely to be dropped from clinical management guidelines

Firstpost  

The present guidelines allows ‘off label’ use of plasma therapy at the stage of early moderate disease, that is, within seven days of the onset of symptoms New Delhi: Plasma therapy on COVID-19 patients has not been found effective in reducing the progression to severe disease or death and is likely to be dropped from the clinical management guidelines, sources …

Coronavirus updates | May 16, 2021
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus updates | May 16, 2021

The Hindu  

Karnataka has moved ahead of Maharashtra with 41,664 infections. - C. Maya Tamil Nadu Hospitals will have to send representatives to collect Remdesivir, TN changes drug supply protocol The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday revised the protocol for the supply of Remdesivir directing hospitals treating patients with the medicine to procure it by sending their own representatives and doing away …

Plasma therapy not effective, likely to be dropped from clinical management guidelines on Covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Plasma therapy not effective, likely to be dropped from clinical management guidelines on Covid-19

India Today  

Plasma therapy on Covid-19 patients has not been found effective in reducing the progression to severe disease or death and is likely to be dropped from the clinical management guidelines, sources said. In the letter, which was also marked to ICMR chief Balram Bhargava and AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria, public health professionals alleged that the current guidelines on plasma therapy …

Discover Related