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I'm collating a thread of resources showing that #PlasmaTherapy doesn't really work & can in fact, lead to the emergence of more virulent strains of #COVID19!
These resources are at varying levels of reading difficulty + reading times needed.
Pls RT and/or add more resources
These resources are at varying levels of reading difficulty + reading times needed.
Pls RT and/or add more resources
First, here's a short and accessible mega-thread by @netshrink that quotes several other scientists who have also publicly spoken about plasma therapy not working!
@GKangInd @MenonBioPhysics @AnantBhan @vishuguttal https://twitter.com/netshrink/status/1388372223078002689?s=19
@GKangInd @MenonBioPhysics @AnantBhan @vishuguttal https://twitter.com/netshrink/status/1388372223078002689?s=19
Second, here's a comprehensive article by @sandygrains for @ThePrintIndia clarifying the effectiveness of several potential treatments for Covid, including remdesivir, plasma therapy & more!
@IndiaBioscience @IndSciComm @IndiaCOVIDSOS @IndSciCOVID https://theprint.in/health/dexamethasone-remdesivir-plasma-doxycycline-which-works-for-covid-and-which-doesnt/645982/?amp
@IndiaBioscience @IndSciComm @IndiaCOVIDSOS @IndSciCOVID https://theprint.in/health/dexamethasone-remdesivir-plasma-doxycycline-which-works-for-covid-and-which-doesnt/645982/?amp
Third, here's the recent @nature publication demonstrating that plasma therapy could lead to the emergence of more virulent Covid strains (but a more technical read)
@India_Alliance @DBTIndia @PrinSciAdvOff @ICMRDELHI @MoHFW_INDIA @CovidTrackingIn https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03291-y
@India_Alliance @DBTIndia @PrinSciAdvOff @ICMRDELHI @MoHFW_INDIA @CovidTrackingIn https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03291-y
Fourth, this #infographic by @rajatdesikan collates clinical trial study results from top medical agencies across #India, #UK & #USA - all of which conclude that #PlasmaTherapy does not work!
@ICMRDELHI @NHS @NIH https://twitter.com/rajatdesikan/status/1386298929260662784?s=19
@ICMRDELHI @NHS @NIH https://twitter.com/rajatdesikan/status/1386298929260662784?s=19
Fifth, this concise and evidence-based infographic/piece by @lancelot_pinto for @htTweets describing various potential treatments for #COVID19 and whether they actually work.
Via @bhalomanush https://twitter.com/bhalomanush/status/1389974165415944196?s=20
Via @bhalomanush https://twitter.com/bhalomanush/status/1389974165415944196?s=20
Sixth, @PriyankaPulla's concise and compelling piece in @bmj_latest, explains why the pandemic's rapidly evolving science coupled with India's frustratingly outdated treatment guidelines (& health authorities) harboured the 'viral' rise of plasma therapy! https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n278
Seventh, @aditimurti writing for the @TheSwaddle, describes why despite contrary evidence, doctors continue to prescribe #PlasmaTherapy & #Remdesivir for treating #COVID19:
- Lack of awareness
- Outdated guidelines
- Pressure from families
- Hail Mary
.. https://theswaddle.com/remdesivir-plasma-therapy-are-not-the-best-treatments-for-covid19-so-why-are-indians-desperate-to-procure-them/
- Lack of awareness
- Outdated guidelines
- Pressure from families
- Hail Mary
.. https://theswaddle.com/remdesivir-plasma-therapy-are-not-the-best-treatments-for-covid19-so-why-are-indians-desperate-to-procure-them/
