{"id":218027,"date":"2020-04-25T13:12:45","date_gmt":"2020-04-25T17:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=218027"},"modified":"2020-04-25T13:12:45","modified_gmt":"2020-04-25T17:12:45","slug":"cuba-incorporates-hyper-immune-plasma-to-treat-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/cuba-incorporates-hyper-immune-plasma-to-treat-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba incorporates hyper immune plasma to treat COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the newspaper Juventud Rebelde<\/a><\/em>, six Cuban provinces are developing the protocol for obtaining blood plasma from patients recovered from the coronavirus to be used for medical assistance and research purposes.<\/p>\n

Havana started this service last Thursday, April 16, with two donors. Later, Cienfuegos, Villa Clara, Sancti Sp\u00edritus, Matanzas and Ciego de \u00c1vila joined in. And early next week Camag\u00fcey will also start.<\/p>\n

In the process of overcoming the disease, infected people developed antibodies. Their study and availability are vital to help other patients, especially in serious or critical condition. But as more plasma becomes available, its use will be extended to patients with mild or asymptomatic symptoms to prevent the infection from progressing and to stimulate the early generation of their own antibodies.<\/p>\n