FDA, under pressure from Trump, authorizes blood plasma as Covid-19 treatment

FDA, under pressure from Trump, authorizes blood plasma as Covid-19 treatment

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The Food and Drug Administration announced Sunday that has authorized the use of blood plasma from patients who have recovered from Covid-19 as a treatment for the disease.

The decision to issue an emergency use authorization, which President Trump’s press secretary heralded ahead of time as a “major therapeutic breakthrough,” likely falls far short of that description — and could generate intense controversy inside the administration and the broader scientific community.