Even as there is no clarity on whether plasma therapy is helping moderately to severely ill Covid-19 patients, the Centre seems to be unsure about whether to allow hospitals its unbridled use and is sending contradicting signals.
Just two days before permitting the therapy as an investigational treatment, even outside clinical trials, a guidance document on blood transfusion issued on June 25 had cautioned against the use of plasma therapy as routine treatment.
The guidelines made public on Tuesday clearly said the effectiveness of convalescent plasma therapy for Covid-19 is being assessed through clinical trials and has not been established yet. Therefore it should not be used for routine treatment.
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