I had Ebola and was treated with convalescent plasma. It was before we had good data on it. And it actually made me worse.

Convalescent plasma has an incredible history & works for many diseases.

But it didn’t for Ebola. And might not for Covid.

Only good science can tell us. https://twitter.com/statnews/status/1297596938708189185

For an excellent analysis of what today’s @US_FDA announcement on convalescent plasma actually means, read this excellent thread by @celinegounder and check out the episode of @EPIDEMICpodcast where she talks about convalescent plasma for #COVID19 (linked in the thread)... https://twitter.com/celinegounder/status/1297674721815867401

This post from @DrTomFrieden asks the questions we need to know before we label convalescent plasma a “major therapeutic breakthrough” for #COVID19. https://twitter.com/drtomfrieden/status/1297650765390020612