translated from Spanish: Mañalich called plasma as a treatment for Covid-19 “extraordinarily risky”

As part of the new report for the progress of covid-19 in the country, Minister Jaime Mañalich referred to the use of plasma as a treatment against the disease, a procedure he described as “extraordinarily risky”. Their reference arose after testimonies were recorded as a treatment for other diseases, consisting of transferring antibodies from one infected and recovered person to another who is found severe. In this sense, the secretary of state insisted that “there is no certain evidence that it is a therapy that contributes to the management of the most serious patients and what is completely true is that it is an extraordinarily risky type of treatment because we are effectively using plasma from a person who has had a Covid infection, which may have other diseases.” In doing so, he argued that this procedure is “in an essentially experimental process,” he said, adding that “I recall the example of chloroquine that was demonstrated a few days ago that produced more harm than benefits for the management of coronavirus, we hope that this plasma experience will not add to the long history of failures with coronavirus treatment.”

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