No side effects reported in patients treated with plasma therapy: Dr. Tahir Shamsi.

ISLAMABAD -- Renowned haematologist Dr. Tahir Shamsi on Wednesday said that 14 coronavirus patients initially infused plasma had no side effects reported of the therapy.

Dr Shamsi, who had proposed the treatment of coronavirus patients through passive immunisation, has said that from 14 patients given plasma therapy, 12 were not required any ventilator support.

Talking to a private TV channel, Dr. Tahir Shamsi asked the patients recovered from COVID-19, to come forward and donate their plasma for help to other patients. He apprehended increase in cases of coronavirus after Eid ul Fitr and during the month of June.

Dr. Shamsi in an earlier talk with a private TV channel, said that the recovered patients are coming in minimal numbers, to donate their blood plasma, which is required to save the patients. He assured that plasma donation to COVID-19 patient was safe and secure procedure as the donor has to undergo multiple checks before donating their blood plasma.

Dr. Shamsi said that plasma donation was so safe that a person who had donate his or her plasma earlier could again donate it after three weeks without feeling any weakness. It is to be mentioned here that a patient, a 64-year-old woman, recently recovered from coronavirus after receiving plasma therapy in...