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Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto undergoes knee treatment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 01:49 PM

Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said his activities would be limited for the next few days after revealing that he underwent a platelet-rich plasma procedure on his knees. Read more »

Gab Valenciano encourages fellow COVID-19 survivors to donate plasma

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 12 07:18 PM

A few days after his mom recovered from COVID-19, Gab Valenciano took to social media to reveal that he also battled the same illness five months ago. Read more »

PH Red Cross continues to seek blood plasma donation from recovered COVID-19 patients

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 24 11:13 AM

The Philippine Red Cross on Sunday appealed for more blood plasma donations from people who have recovered from COVID-19. Read more »

Trial of COVID-19 blood plasma finds no benefit in severely ill patients

Kate Kelland, Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 11:14 PM

LONDON - An international trial testing convalescent blood plasma on COVID-19 patients with moderate and severe illness has halted enrollment of severely ill COVID-19 patients requiring intensive care after it found no benefit, trial investigators said on Monday. Read more »

Plasma from recovered patients shows little benefit in COVID hospitalized -study

Vishwadha Chander, Reuters
Posted at Nov 25 06:38 AM

Using blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors to treat patients with severe pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus showed little benefit, according to data released on Tuesday from a clinical trial in Argentina.   Read more »

Sales of Sharp's air purifiers grow fivefold in Indonesia on COVID-19

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 23 01:08 PM

JAKARTA - Sales of air purifiers using a unique technology have grown about fivefold in Indonesia as consumers fear COVID-19 infection, Sharp Corp.'s local subsidiary said. Read more »

San Miguel, Puregold, other firms donate blood to Philippine Red Cross

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 20 12:24 PM

San Miguel Corporation, Puregold, and other firms have donated blood to Philippine Red Cross, its chairman said Sunday.  Read more »

COVID-19 survivor, nag-donate ng plasma sa frontliner na kapapanganak lang

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 14 06:55 PM

Para sa 38 anyos na coronavirus disease (COVID-19) survivor na si Karen Gerero, hindi natatapos sa kanyang paggaling ang laban sa naturang sakit. Read more »

US health official apologizes for touting false plasma data

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 25 01:39 PM

WASHINGTON - Dr Stephen Hahn, the commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, apologized Monday after misrepresenting a key statistic on how effective blood plasma is for treating COVID-19 when announcing an emergency approval measure.  Read more »

Convalescent plasma: What you need to know

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 25 06:05 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States has issued an emergency authorization to use blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients as a treatment against the disease. Read more »

US announces approval of plasma treatment against virus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 24 07:16 AM

American authorities announced on Sunday an emergency approval of blood plasma from recovered coronavirus patients as a treatment against the disease that has killed over 176,000 in the US.   Read more »

BuCor eyes plasma donations from personnel, prisoners recovered from COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 14 10:42 AM

MANILA - The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Friday said they will launch a blood plasma drive by next week from personnel who recovered from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

DOH to public: Don’t engage in ‘illegal, highly dangerous’ blood-plasma trade

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 10:03 PM

The Department of Health on Saturday stressed to the public that buying and selling convalescent plasma to treat the novel coronavirus is against the law and poses risks. Read more »

Donations sought for poor COVID-19 patients who need plasma treatment

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 05:25 PM

The Philippine Red Cross on Tuesday announced that it would start accepting donations to help poor coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients avail of the convalescent plasma treatment. Read more »

Philippine Red Cross opens blood plasma center in Manila for COVID-19 patients

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 02:41 PM

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Monday opened its convalescent plasma center in the capital city where coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors can donate blood to help those still struggling with the highly-contagious disease. Read more »

Red Cross seeks plasma donations from recovered COVID-19 patients

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 12 11:35 AM

The Philippine Red Cross will begin its donation drive for convalescent plasma from COVID-19 patients on Monday, its officials said Sunday. Read more »

Imee Marcos bats for 'plasma banks' while waiting for COVID-19 vaccine

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 07:38 PM

Sen. Imee Marcos on Monday pushed for the establishment of blood plasma banks in Philippine hospitals, saying the convalescent plasma therapy may help coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients recover while a vaccine against the illness has yet to be formulated.   Read more »

Palace lauds DOST’s plasma-therapy initiative to treat COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 04 11:56 PM

The Department of Science and Technology is set to start a study on convalescent plasma as adjunctive therapy for patients with COVID-19, Malacañang said Saturday. Read more »

Gov’t warns against ‘middlemen’ buying, selling plasma for COVID-19 patients in Central Visayas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 08:42 PM

Government officials from Central Visayas warned the public against selling or buying blood or plasma used for the experimental treatment of COVID-19 patients. Read more »

Angara launches website for COVID-19 survivors who want to donate blood plasma

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 03:41 PM

Sen. Sonny Angara on Thursday launched a website where coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors can privately sign up to donate blood plasma, seen as a possible treatment for severely ill COVID-19 patients. Read more »