TWiV 739: COVID-19 convalescent plasma with Arturo Casadevall

<p>Arturo Casadevall joins TWiV to discuss the use of convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19, including a history of the process, how plasma is prepared and tested, why it is difficult to conduct randomized clinical trials, how this treatment has fared and his hopes for the future.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello,</a> <a href="http://www.alandove.com/">Alan Dove</a>, <a href= "http://www.mgm.ufl.edu/faculty/faculty-home-pages/condit-richard-c/"> Rich Condit</a>, and <a href= "http://twitter.com/bioprofbarker">Brianne Barker</a></p> <p>Guest: <a href= "https://www.jhsph.edu/faculty/directory/profile/3126/arturo-casadevall"> Arturo Casadevall</a></p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a href= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXYubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vdHdpdg%3D%3D">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv">RSS</a>, <a href="http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a></p> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV!</p> <h3><strong>Links for this episode</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Victory for <a href= "https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.thenewatlantis.com_publications_a-2Dvictory-2Dfor-2Dscientific-2Dpragmatism&d=DwMGaQ&c=G2MiLlal7SXE3PeSnG8W6_JBU6FcdVjSsBSbw6gcR0U&r=o4snVIQZ0CVuLGpZvqFOP4ToVfgjBKFWQW4Gx6mIfA4&m=9qtNVrthTzTdzN3PsTiCmkHblaNqli_KwwmZ0_vlqdE&s=VMInB8bj8icV_00oPo7we1F6zzdDZ3P01AQu-vyl694&e="> Scientific Pragmatism</a> (New Atlantis)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2031893">Convalescent plasma levels</a> and risk of COVID-19 death (NEJM)</li> <li>COVID-19 convalescent plasma <a href= "https://www.jci.org/articles/view/140200">safety indicators</a> (JCI)</li> <li>COVID-19 convalescent plasma <a href= "https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.medrxiv.org_content_10.1101_2021.03.12.21253373v1&d=DwMGaQ&c=G2MiLlal7SXE3P