Posted on 03/23/2020 5:24:25 PM PDT by Libloather
Hoping to stem the toll of the state’s surging coronavirus outbreak, New York health officials plan to begin collecting plasma from people who have recovered and injecting the antibody-rich fluid into patients still fighting the virus.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the plans during a news briefing Monday. The treatment, known as convalescent plasma, dates back centuries and was used during the flu epidemic of 1918 — in an era before modern vaccines and antiviral drugs.
Some experts say the treatment, although somewhat primitive, might be the best hope for combating the coronavirus until more sophisticated therapies can be developed, which could take several months.
"There have been tests that show when a person is injected with the antibodies, that then stimulates and promotes their immune system against that disease," Cuomo said. "It's only a trial. It's a trial for people who are in serious condition, but the New York State Department of Health has been working on this with some of New York's best health care agencies, and we think it shows promise, and we're going to be starting that this week."
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Sounds like a good idea..just do it and see if it works, anything is better than letting people die, if something can help at least try it
NBC with another example of Cuomo P.R. the FakeNewsMSM is busy burnishing his presidential creds.
Tucker began today with Cuomo talking about increase in NY cases, without any mention the number simply reflects more testing. that wouldn’t sound so scary.
NY Gov. Cuomo reports more than 20000 coronavirus cases, orders all hospitals to increase capacity
New York Daily News-7 hours ago
In a press conference from Albany, the governor said 20,875 cases had been confirmed in New York as of the latest count — an increase by 5,707 since Sunday...
Andrew Cuomo, social media superstar
Politico - 6 hours ago
A Series of Reassuring and Oddly Endearing PowerPoints from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo’s response to coronavirus may be imperfect, but his daily presentations are my coping mechanism.
by Laura Thompson
International - Mother Jones-1 hour ago
As Rebecca Fishbein wrote for Jezebel, “when I stream his presser on the governor’s website—every day around 11:30 a.m., complete with a PowerPoint presentation—I feel comforted. I feel alive. I feel protected. I feel… butterflies.”
This is neither the time nor place to litigate whether Cuomo is hot, but it’s worth highlighting how his PowerPoints, complete with reassuring platitudes and some strategic clip art, are oddly charming and a tiny source of comfort while the country scrambles to address a deadly pandemic...
Try some Obama blood.
I hope there’s some screening to eliminate HIV and Hep carriers from the donor chain.
That was the way vaccination was done a 100+ years ago.
That’s my concern. Tainted blood. soooo.....I’ll pass... and depend on God.
And who will be liable if something goes wrong?
Attorneys do not actually anything to go wrong, just someone with two nickles to sue.
Sucker taxpayers.
Did Dr. Fauci approve of this, or is it just another anecdotal cure?
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