Patients who have recovered from Covid-19 are being asked to participate in a Mayo Clinic Program.
From covid-19 are being asked to participate in a mayo clinic program.
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John bessler.
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Bessler tested positive for coronavirus and has since recovered..
He was the 7th person to participate in the year-long mayo clinic study known as the "expanded access program for convalescent plasma."
The goal of the study is to determine if antibody-rich plasma can help fight the virus in patients with the active disease.
Klobuchar skype-sot-1 lowerthird2line coronavirus:john bessler plasma therapy program participant i had low oxygen levels.
I think at one point they'd gone down to 68%.
So, having gone through that, the only silver lining i can see is you're able to help people when you get out and the plasma is the perfect way to do that.
Bessler says the process takes about 45- minutes and is just like giving blood.
For more information on the program head to kimt- dot-com.
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