Trials to begin on experimental drug therapy for COVID-19

Gov. Cuomo says tests show when a person is injected with the antibodies that stimulates and promotes the immune system to fight the disease.

News 12 Staff

Mar 24, 2020, 10:40 AM

Updated 1,657 days ago

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Trials start Tuesday in New York on an experimental drug therapy for COVID-19.
The tests involve antibodies from coronavirus patients who have already recovered.
Blood plasma is taken from a person who has been infected with the virus. It’s processed, and then the antibodies are injected into a person who is sick.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says tests show when a person is injected with the antibodies, that stimulates and promotes the immune system to fight the disease.
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