"미 FDA, 코로나19 혈장치료 긴급승인"<br /><br />Let's start with a major breakthrough in terms of treatment for COVID-19.<br />The Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to the emergency authorization of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 treatment.<br />The agency held off on the decision last week over concerns that evidence for its effectiveness was thin.<br />The treatment involves giving the sick ... antibody-rich plasma extracted from the blood of COVID-19 survivors.<br />According to the Mayo Clinic, the theory is that the antibodies should help recipients fight the virus.<br />Still, it's not clear what effect the FDA's decision will have in the convalescent plasma, which more than 70-thousand Americans have already received,... largely outside randomized, controlled clinical trials that could prove effective.<br />
