The World Health Organization updated its guidelines for COVID-19 treatments against the use of convalescent plasma for all cases of infection.
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) halted a trial of convalescent blood plasma in the treatment of patients with mild-to-moderate Covid-19 symptoms as it was unlikely to benefit this group.
Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical said on Friday an alliance of drugmakers the company spearheads enrolled the first patient in a global clinical trial of a blood plasma treatment for Covid-19 after months of regulatory delays.