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NEWS: @realDonaldTrump announces @US_FDA has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for convalescent plasma for the treatment of #COVID19 in hospitalized patients

Earlier on @FaceTheNation Sunday, @ScottGottliebMD explained how the "breakthrough" works and what it means
.@HHSGov's @SecAzar on #PlasmaDonation:

"This is a major advance in the treatment of patients...Americans who tested positive for and recovered from #COVID19 can go to coronavirus.gov to find a way to play a life saving role in the fight"
.@US_FDA's @SteveFDA explains how #PlasmaTherapy works to treat #COVID19 patients:

"Close to 100,000 Americans have enrolled in this program, and over 70,000 have received treatment. This is one of the largest expanded access programs in the history of FDA"

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