Jaipur: Plasma Therapy trial done at Sawai Mansingh Hospital after getting permission from ICMR, turned out to be successful in Rajasthan's Jaipur.
Two critically ill elderly patients of COVID-19 have recovered after receiving plasma therapy at the SMS Hospital and Medical College here, its top official said on Wednesday.
The state government recently got the ICMR's nod to start plasma therapy for coronavirus patients.
The SMS Medical College and Hospital had already started it on a trial basis and had informed the ICMR.
Other states: Delhi, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh have also reportedly started this treatment.
People who've recovered from this deadly virus have the antibodies to fight the disease in their blood. Doctors call this convalescent plasma. Researchers hope that convalescent plasma can be given to people with severe COVID-19 to boost their ability to fight the virus.
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