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    FDA Authorizes Convalescent Plasma As Emergency Treatment For COVID-19

    President Trump announced on Sunday that the FDA granted emergency use authorization to treat COVID-19 patients with plasma from people who have recovered from the virus, based on "promising" results.
    by Rachel Treisman Aug 23, 2020 2 minutes
    President Donald Trump, left, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, right, and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, center, announced at a news conference on Sunday that the FDA issued emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma as a COVID-19 treatment.

    President Trump announced on Sunday that the Food and Drug Administration has issued emergency use authorization to treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma from people who have recovered from the virus.

    Joined by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn

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