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| Trump praises operation ‘Warp Speed’ as FDA issues emergency authorization for ‘convalescent plasma’ treatment for Covid-19 | Trump praises operation ‘Warp Speed’ as FDA issues emergency authorization for ‘convalescent plasma’ treatment for Covid-19 |
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| The Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency authorization for convalescent plasma as a ‘promising’ coronavirus treatment in the US, concluding that the known and potential benefits of the therapy “outweigh the risks.” | |
| “The FDA has made the independent determination that the treatment is safe and very effective,” US President Donald Trump said at a press conference on Sunday, amid criticism that his administration ‘forced’ the approval of ‘untested’ treatment. | “The FDA has made the independent determination that the treatment is safe and very effective,” US President Donald Trump said at a press conference on Sunday, amid criticism that his administration ‘forced’ the approval of ‘untested’ treatment. |
| The plasma transfusion therapy has been around for decades and involves treating sufferers with a liquid made from the blood of people who have recovered from an illness and have antibodies. Amid the Covid-19 pandemic the therapy has already been given to tens of thousands of patients across the globe. | The plasma transfusion therapy has been around for decades and involves treating sufferers with a liquid made from the blood of people who have recovered from an illness and have antibodies. Amid the Covid-19 pandemic the therapy has already been given to tens of thousands of patients across the globe. |
| Trump, however, touted convalescent plasma as a major breakthrough made possible by the so-called operation Warp Speed, his administration’s multi-agency initiative dedicated to creating Covid-19 vaccines and treatments. | Trump, however, touted convalescent plasma as a major breakthrough made possible by the so-called operation Warp Speed, his administration’s multi-agency initiative dedicated to creating Covid-19 vaccines and treatments. |
| Urging recovered patients to donate blood, the US president said it “will save countless lives,” until first vaccines are available and approved – which Trump hinted might also come sooner than expected. | |
| Many medical experts have said the treatment could be helpful to treat the Covid-19 virus, but some say it may not be the breakthrough needed to deal with the pandemic. | Many medical experts have said the treatment could be helpful to treat the Covid-19 virus, but some say it may not be the breakthrough needed to deal with the pandemic. |
| On Saturday, Trump accused FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn and the "deep state" of delaying approval on Covid-19 treatments until after the election. He had earlier said the agency was making a “political decision” in delaying it to hurt his election chances. | On Saturday, Trump accused FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn and the "deep state" of delaying approval on Covid-19 treatments until after the election. He had earlier said the agency was making a “political decision” in delaying it to hurt his election chances. |
| READ MORE: ‘No evidence of benefit’: FDA says hydroxychloroquine no longer approved for Covid-19 emergency use | READ MORE: ‘No evidence of benefit’: FDA says hydroxychloroquine no longer approved for Covid-19 emergency use |
| Former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb said on CBS News' Face The Nation on Sunday that there were "perceived delays" in authorizing it. | Former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb said on CBS News' Face The Nation on Sunday that there were "perceived delays" in authorizing it. |
| Gottlieb said that while the plasma treatment could be beneficial, "there's reasons people have questions about it" and that the trial based on 70,000 patients "wasn't a very rigorously done trial." | Gottlieb said that while the plasma treatment could be beneficial, "there's reasons people have questions about it" and that the trial based on 70,000 patients "wasn't a very rigorously done trial." |
| He rejected the idea that the FDA was making political decisions, saying it is a “foundational truth that what guides that agency is science." | He rejected the idea that the FDA was making political decisions, saying it is a “foundational truth that what guides that agency is science." |
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