In Ukraine there was the first donor of blood plasma recovered coronavirus

In Ukraine, in Cherkasy one of the local residents became the first in the country to recover from coronavirus infection, donor blood plasma. This information is reported by Interfax-Ukraine, citing the press service of the company Biopharma.

The plasma from this donor used for future development of the drug to be effective during treatment COVID-19.

It is also reported that the fence “Coveney” plasma is also ready to do in such cities as Kharkov, Dnepr, Konotop, Shostka and Sums here, there are special centers. A feature is the use of hardware plazmafereza — platelets, red blood cells from other cells in the blood remains in the donor, and the fence is made exclusively of the plasma. As experts say, the body this procedure to move a lot easier in comparison with conventional blood donation.

Thanks reconvalescents the plasma are a variety of drugs that can help people infected with coronavirus infection. However the start of studies is possible only if the professionals will gather at least 300 liters of plasma. It is necessary to have 500 donors.

In Ukraine, this first donor “Coveney” plasma was a woman named Julia, who urged other survivors of the infection of coronavirus, begin to take their plasma.