Washington Post: Live updates: Scientists express doubts about coronavirus treatment touted as breakthrough by Trump
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By Antonia Noori Farzan, Jennifer Hassan, Rick Noack, By Lateshia Beachum, Adam Taylor, Hannah Knowles, Brittany Shammas and Hannah DenhamAugust 24, 2020 at 1:21 p.m. CDT
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The Food and Drug Administration’s decision to give emergency authorization for convalescent plasma as a treatment for novel coronavirus patients — touted as a historic breakthrough by President Trump on Sunday — is raising doubts among some experts who say the therapy hasn’t been adequately tested.