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29/08/2020 GMT

Is Trump right about blood plasma therapy?

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Is convalescent plasma therapy effective for treating Covid-19?

Donald Trump says allowing the emergency use of blood plasma therapy for coronavirus patients will save “countless lives” and is “proven to reduce mortality by 35%”. We look at the evidence.

(Blood plasma donated by patients who recovered from Covid-19. Credit: Guillermo Legaria/Getty Images)

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