Convalescent Plasma Therapy for Corona Virus Disease 2019: a Long Way to Go but Worth Trying

As of 3 April, the number of patients with corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Korea has exceeded 10,000 The incidence of COVID-19 patients still shows no sign of diminishing Now is the time to prepare for the protracted war ahead Hence we need to find a specific treatment measure against COVID-19 Regrettably, however, no definite treatment has been available yet Nevertheless, various treatments, including old and new antiviral agents, are currently being investigated 1 As one of them, convalescent plasma administration has been carefully proposed 2,3