An Update on COVID-19 Infection Control Measures, Plasma-Based Therapeutics, Corticosteroid Pharmacotherapy and Vaccine Research

This communication provides a compilation on aspects of COVID-19 infection control measures, describes the potential role of therapeutic plasma exchange to reduce fatality rates, addresses precautions concerning dexamethasone pharmacotherapy and updates the current status on the availability of vaccines. As part of passive immunotherapy, it focuses on various blood derivatives. These include coronavirus neutralising antibodies extracted from different sources to be administered as a pure hyper concentrate intramuscularly or for upgrading and standardising the specific potency of high affinity antibodies.
Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - Category: Hematology Authors: Source Type: research