The NHS is to begin treating coronavirus patients using blood plasma from survivors in a landmark trial.
Doctors say they hope the antibodies built up in patients who have recovered from the disease can be used to help attack and clear the virus in others.
The pioneering potential treatment for Covid-19 using plasma from recovered patients will initially be trialled by doctors at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London.
The first donations of the plasma have been collected and transfusions will begin in “the coming weeks”, the hospital’s Biomedical Research Centre said.
In England, about 150 patients have already donated so far. Donating takes about 45 minutes, with the donor’s blood filtered through a machine to remove the plasma. The process is
