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Breaking: 67-year-old coronavirus patient in S. Korea discharged from hospital after receiving plasma treatment, reports Yonhap.

yna.co.kr/view/AKR202004…
This the other day: "South Korea is set to explore a fresh way of treating coronavirus patients with plasma extracted from people who have recovered from the virus-driven illness."

koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/202…
BREAKING: South Korea's Severance Hospital says actually 2 coronavirus patients received plasma treatment and have fully recovered, "no side effects", reports Yonhap.
yna.co.kr/view/AKR202004…
The 2 patients (71 y.o. male, 67 y.o. female) who have fully recovered from COVID-19 were in critical conditions. Received plasma transfusions & steroids after other treatments failed to improve symptoms. Must remain cautious as no mass clinical trials.
news1.kr/articles/?3899…
Study of the results in the Journal of Korean Medical Science:

"Use of Convalescent Plasma Therapy in Two Covid-19 Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Korea"

jkms.org/DOIx.php?id=10…
"Both patients presented severe pneumonia with ARDS and showed a favorable outcome after the use of convalescent plasma in addition to systemic corticosteroid. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the use of convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19 in Korea".
"There are still limitations for the use of convalescent plasma. Scientific evidence is insufficient due to the lack of large-scale clinical trials that may be representative of the target populations".
"Second, # of antibodies administered to each patient was not standardized. Finally, convalescent plasma usually proceeds with other treatments, such as antiviral agents & steroids, which can affect the relationship between convalescent plasma & antibody, confounding the results"
"Despite the limitations, our cases suggest that convalescent plasma from patients who have recovered from COVID-19 infection might be an additional option to treat patients without causing any severe adverse effects".
"Further well-designed studies are needed to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of convalescent plasma transfusion in COVID-19 patients".
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