George Stephanopoulos Shares That He Is Donating His Plasma After Recovering From the Coronavirus
ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos says he has fully recovered from the coronavirus and is donating his plasma to a COVID-19 study. On ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday, Stephanopoulos said he took an antibody test…
ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos says he has fully recovered from the coronavirus and is donating his plasma to a COVID-19 study.
On ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday, Stephanopoulos said he took an antibody test, and it showed that he had developed antibodies against the coronavirus.
He said that he signed up to donate his plasma to a study that is looking to develop an antibody treatment for coronavirus patients.
“So I’ve cleared the virus now. I’m fully recovered, and I hope to complete that blood plasma donation soon,” he said, adding, “I’m looking forward to making that donation in the coming days and weeks.”
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Stephanopoulos revealed last week that he had been diagnosed with the virus, about two weeks after his wife was diagnosed with it.
While there is still no cure for the virus, some are hopeful that plasma from recovered coronavirus patients could be used as treatments. Around the country, there are clinical trials for plasma therapy underway.
As of Tuesday morning, there were more than 788,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the U.S.