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FDA Authorizes Convalescent Plasma As Emergency Treatment For COVID-19

NPR | By Rachel Treisman
Published August 23, 2020 at 5:21 PM MDT

President Trump announced on Sunday that the FDA granted emergency use authorization to treat COVID-19 patients with plasma from people who have recovered from the virus, based on "promising" results.

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