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    HHS Chief Alex Azar Defends Authorization Of Plasma To Treat COVID-19

    NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar about the Food and Drug Administration allowing the use of convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19.
    by James Doubek Aug 24, 2020 2 minutes
    Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, pictured at the White House Sunday, defended the FDA's authorization of convalescent plasma treatment.

    The Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to expand the use of blood plasma in treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

    The emergency use authorization announced Sunday involves convalescent plasma — taking antibodies from the blood of people who have recovered from COVID-19. That plasma is then given to patients currently sick in hopes that the antibodies will help fight off the disease.

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