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In need of Covid-19 treatment? Try convalescent plasma therapy

A drip bag in a hospital.

Even as Covid-19 vaccines appear as the most available way out of the pandemic, a 100-year-old treatment method might also be an alternative solution in view of dwindling vaccine supplies to meet demand.

Convalescent plasma therapy is the use of plasma from a patient who has recovered to treat another still battling a similar disease.

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