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Coronavirus Update: FDA Fast-Tracks Blood Plasma Trials, Novavax Closes In On Vaccine Start

Plus: Japan Accelerates Research As Outbreak Worsens

 
• By Scrip Team

As US cases set to reach half a million, FDA gives green light to blood plasma trials to help meet urgent need for therapies.

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Blood plasma taken from convalescing patients could help the critically ill • Source: Shutterstock

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a number of clinical trials to to test blood plasma therapy in COVID-19 patients.

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