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A selection of websites, news articles, and scientific publications related to the use of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 in children.

SickKids researchers studying plasma of COVID-19 survivors | The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)

SickKids is playing a leading role in Convalescent plasma in COVID-19 Research (CONCOR), a cross-country effort to better understand and create a therapy to treat COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) through the collection and transfusion of a blood product called convalescent plasma.

What is plasma? | Canadian Blood Services

Plasma is the protein rich fluid part of your blood. Learn more by watching this video!

COVID-19 and convalescent plasma | Canadian Blood Services

Canadian Blood Services explains how convalescent plasmais being used to help us better understand COVID-19.

Clinicaltrials.gov

Efficacy of Human Coronavirus-immune Convalescent Plasma for the Treatment of COVID-19 Disease in Hospitalized Children (CONCOR-KIDS)

CONCOR1.ca

CONCOR-1 is a randomized, open-label trial of convalescent plasma for hospitalized adults with acute COVID-19 respiratory illness.

COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma and Antibody testing | Children's Hospital Colorado

One of the bright spots during the COVID-19 pandemic has been the promising and experimental use of convalescent plasma, which was recently approved by the FDA for emergency treatment. The donation of antibody-rich blood from patients who have recovered from the SARS-CoV2 virus has been pioneered by Kyle Annen, MD, and the team at Children’s Hospital Colorado.

First patient, a child, receives convalescent plasma through RECOVERY, the dedicated COVID-19 treatment trial | NHS

The first person to be randomly selected to receive convalescent plasma through RECOVERY has now received a transfusion. The Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY (RECOVERY) trial is a national platform trial testing existing treatments that may help people hospitalised with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.

COVID-19: First convalescent plasma transfusion in Canada takes place in Montreal | CTV News

The first transfusion of convalescent plasma to a patient with COVID-19 in Canada took place on Thursday in Montreal at CHU Sainte-Justine, according to information learned by The Canadian Press.

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