Stop irrational use of plasma, may develop more virulent strains of Covid, warn experts

A group of doctors and experts have written to the country's principal scientific advisor, raising concerns over the “irrational and non-scientific use of convalescent plasma for Covid-19”.

A group of doctors, public health officials and experts have written to the Centre’s principal scientific advisor along with the AIIMS chief and ICMR chief, raising concerns over the “irrational and non-scientific use of convalescent plasma for Covid-19”. Concerned clinicians, public health professionals & scientists from have written to the @PrinSciAdvGoI expressing concerns about #plasmatherapy for #COVID19 and asked for issuing evidence-informed guidelines at par with global scientific standardshttps://t.co/VhiiBbYOkf pic.twitter.com/szZaAdJCV0 — Soumyadeep Bhaumik | (@DrSoumyadeepB) May 10, 2021 Convalescent plasma is being used across several hospitals in the country as a source of antiviral neutralising antibodies collected from the blood of recovered Covid-19 patients.