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What you need to know about convalescent plasma

Aug 25, 2020, 18:50 IST
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Welcome to Dispensed Daily, your daily dose of healthcare news from Business Insider's healthcare editor Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer and the healthcare team. Subscribe here to get this newsletter in your inbox every weekday.

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Hello,

In today's Dispensed: a recap of how convalescent plasma works, World Health Organization guidance on kids and masks, and 15-minute coronavirus antigen tests are coming.

Plus, telehealth company American Well dropped its S-1. We'll be keeping tabs as the company looks to hold its initial public offering in the coming weeks.

A blood donor in Bangkok, Thailand, lays on a transfusion chair. Thai Red Cross has requested to donate blood plasma from patients recovering from COVID-19.Amphol Thongmueangluang/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images

The FDA just authorized convalescent plasma treatments for coronavirus patients — here's how the blood transfusions work

Read the full story from Aria Bendix here>>

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Linda Mejia, 24, puts a mask on her two-year-old daughter Linda amid coronavirus outbreaks in Los Angeles.REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

The WHO just released specific mask guidance for kids as they gear up to return to school: children 12 and older should wear them as adults do

Read the full story from Blake Dodge here>>

Admiral Admiral Brett Giroir, director of US coronavirus diagnostic testing, pictured on July 31, 2020.Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images

Millions of coronavirus tests that can deliver results in 15 minutes will be available in September, but they're less accurate

  • Millions of rapid coronavirus tests are slated to become available to people across the US next month.
  • The tests, which can yield results in around 15 minutes, are cheap and easy to produce, and require no lab work.
  • But they are generally not as accurate as laboratory PCR tests, and may need to be performed several times to get an accurate read on whether someone is actually sick.
  • "I would still say that distancing and outdoor air are your best friends," one expert said.

Read the full story from Hilary Brueck here>>

More stories we're reading:

See you tomorrow! In the meantime, find me at lramsey@businessinsider.com.

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