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So it seems that the natural human immune response to covid 19 (e.g. making polyclonal Ab) actually selects for mutant variants of the virus by only neutralizi

So it seems that the natural human immune response to covid 19 (e.g. making polyclonal Ab) actually selects for mutant variants of the virus by only neutralizing a sub-set of the viral particles hmmm. So giving plasma from a covid surviver is not a cure but rather a death sentence?

drtournier 6y ago
It's an interesting remark! We still don't know about long term "immune memory" from our body. Assuming it would behave like all other corona viruses, I think that plasma would not have long term consequences. Actually, NEJM published a study showing some fair improvement for patients who take plasma in early stage