Convalescent plasma
According to Dr. Mike Ryan, head of WHO’s health emergencies program, convalescent plasma has been proven an “effective and life-saving” solution against other infectious diseases including rabies and diphtheria. “It is a very valid way to explore therapeutics, especially when we don’t have vaccines and we don’t have specific antivirals.”(REUTERS, 2020) In China, clinical studies have shown that convalescent plasma is safe and effective, and it is an effective means for treating severe and critical illness. One of the patients currently being treated has been discharged, and one has been able to walk on the ground. The remaining patients are all in the recovery period. (YSA, 2020)