“Small trials” to test convalescent plasma therapy for coronavirus patients “seem to have had some degree of success.”
Jamie Nadler
medical director at Buffalo General Medical Center. a newspaper interview. Claim dated 29 Apr 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisTrue
What PolitiFact found
At least two Chinese studies have found initial success with convalescent plasma therapy, in which antibodies from recovered coronavirus patients are given to seriously ill patients.
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In short
Jamie Nadler (medical director at Buffalo General Medical Center) made this claim around 29 April 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 April 2020. Its rating was “True”.
Where the claim appeared
- buffalonews.comhttps://buffalonews.com/2020/04/14/regional-hospitals-to-offer-covid-19-antibody-infusion…
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