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Ironman triathlete urges fellow COVID-19 survivors to donate life-saving plasma
Emmanuel “Manny” Lopez, a 34-year-old middle school teacher from the South Texas border town of Mission, is a die-hard triathlete who survived COVID-19 and now is on a mission to urge all survivors to donate their life-saving plasma.
Read MoreMayo's plasma program shows first signs of COVID-19 benefit
Preliminary research by Mayo Clinic shows that high-dose plasma therapy is correlated with fewer deaths in patients with severe COVID-19.
Read MoreNear Death Michigan COVID-19 Patient Recovers After Receiving Donated Plasma
One of Michigan’s first Covid-19 patients to receive the experimental convalescent plasma, has recovered and is now home.
Read MoreConvalescent plasma therapy emerges as new hope for countering coronavirus
President Trump and public health officials touted the promise of convalescent plasma therapy as a treatment for the coronavirus disease.
Read MoreEl Paso family encourages COVID-19 survivors to donate plasma after grandmother dies
COVID-19 survivors have the opportunity so save the lives of other people who have been infected with the virus.
Read MoreAfter recovering from COVID-19, Orlando firefighters donate plasma to help others
Orlando firefighter Kyle Hioki was one of the dozens of Orlando firefighters who tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this summer.
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