NEW DELHI : Plasma banks set up to help covid patients are struggling to get donors, desp-ite the high recovery rate from the disease in India.Plasma from coronavirus survivors contains antibodies which offer protection against the virus when transferred to infected patients.
The treatment, called convalescent plasma therapy, is provided to those not responding to conventional treatment.Any survivor aged 18-60, weighing at least 50kg, and who has completed 28 days after the completion of treatment or home isolation is eligible to donate blood plasma.“As of now, convalescent plasma therapy has been approved for compassionate use with various plasma banks being set up to ensure round-the-clock availability.