A2 | JOURNAL-NEWS | FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2021 COMPLETE. IN-DEPTH. DEPENDABLE. CORONAVIRUS: THE LATEST TREATMENT researchers waited for the the decision as data. Thenewstudy is one of lacking in scientifific support. thefifirstwell-designedclinical At the of the emergency trials toshowthat authorization, scant hassomebenefifififififit.“That’skind evidence pointed to the possibility ofwhatwehavebeenlooking that blood plasma for, in terms of really having might help people offff evidence,” saidDr. Boghuma the coronavirus. The treatment’s KabisenTitanji, an infectious benefifits also seemed disease physician at Emory largely limited to patients Universitywhowasn’tinvolved who received their infusions in the research. within threedaysof diagnosis Convalescent plasma, the and hadn’t yet experienced yellow left over severe symptoms. after blood is stripped of its The new study, by Dr. red and white cells, teems Fernando Polack, a pediatric with disease-fighting molecules infectious disease physician called Last and the scientifific directorof summer, Trump hailed it as theINFANTFoundation “a powerful therapy” made in Argentina, appears to clarify possible “by marshaling the the circumstances under full power of the federal government.” which plasma has its perks. In 80 people, an infusion But theFDA’s controversial of plasma decreased the risk stampofapproval, grantedon of developing a severe case Aug. 23, was met with widespreadcriticismfromresearchersandhealthcareprofessionals, of COVID by 48%, compared with another group of 80 who received a saline many of whom decried the study political and KatherineJ. Wu ©2021TheNewYorkTimes time thetherapy Asmallbut rigorousclinical trial in Argentina has found thatbloodplasmafromrecovered COVID-19 patients can keepolderadults fromgetting seriously sick with the coronavirus — if they get the therapy within days of the onset of the illness. The results, published Wednesday in the New EnglandJournal ofMedicine, aresomeof thefifirst toconclusivelypointtowardtheoft-discussedtreatment’sbenefificial effffffffffffects. Theyarrivenearlyfifififififive months after the Food Drug Administration, under pressure fromPresidentDonald Trump, issued the therapyanemergencygreenlight for use inpeoplehospitalized with COVID-19. Thousands ofpatientshave received infusions of plasma in the months since, while fifight A worker gives instructions tomotorists at aCOVID-19 testing site in Los Angeles. The virus is spreading in virtually every state, with California particularly hard hit. Skyrocketing deaths and infections there are threatening to force hospitals to ration care and essentially decidewho lives andwho dies. pale liquid led MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ / ASSOCIATED PRESS antibodies. DEATHTOLL and solutioninstead, found. followed his example. He has also raged against lockdowns egged on protesters objecting to restrictions in states such as Michigan, where armed supporters invaded the statehouse last spring. On Wednesday, the day a horde of protesters breached the U.S. Capitol, disrupting efforts to certify the election of Joe Biden, the U. S. recorded 3,865 virus deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. The numbers can dramatically afterholidays andweekends, and the is subject to revision. “The domestic terrorists overran the Capitol police, just as the virus has been allowed to overrun Americans,” said Dr. Eric Topol, head of Scripps Research Translational Institute. “The U.S. lost control of a Trump-incited and a Trump-played- down pandemic virus.” slow the spread. “I’m begging everyone to help us out because we aren’t the front line. We’re the last line.” About 1.9 people around the world have died of the coronavirus, more than 360,000 in the U.S. alone. December was by far the nation’s deadliest month yet, and health experts are warning January could be more terrible still because of family gatherings and travel the holidays. A new, more contagious variant of the virus is taking hold around the globe and in the U.S. Also, it remains to be seen what effffffffffffect thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump who converged this week in Washington, of them maskless, will have on the spread of the scourge. Trump has long downplayedthe virus andscorned masks, many of his ardent supporters have ByCarlaK. Johnson andLisaMariePane and AssociatedPress million The U.S. registeredmore COVID-19 deaths in a single day than ever before — nearly 3,900 -- on the very day the mob attack on the Capitol laid bare some of the same, deeppolitical divisions that have hampered the battle against the pandemic. The virus is spreading in virtually every state, with California particularly hard Skyrocketing deaths infections there are threatening to force hospitals to care essentially decide who lives and who dies. “Folks are for breath. Folks looklikethey’re drowning when they are in bed right in front of us,” said Dr. Jeffrey Chien, an emergency roomphysician at Santa Clara ValleyRegional Medical Center, urging people to do their part to help ASIA Japan declares an emergency for Tokyo area as cases spike that told reporters after the declaration. He promisedmore aid for hospitals treating COVID-19 patients. The Japanese military is ready to help, and efffffffffffforts are underway to get a vaccine approved and delivered, he added. Please take this matter seriously as your own, to protect all precious life, your parents, your grandparents, family friends, over generations,” Suga said. Coronavirus cases have been surging in Japan following year- end and New Year’s holidays. The declarationcarries no penalties. But it works as a strong request while Japan juggles to keep economy going. Shopping mal l s and schools will remain Movie theaters, museums and events will be asked to reduce attendance. Places that defy the request will be on a list, while that complywill be eligible for aid, according to offifficials. “I am confident we can this, but Imust ask all of you endure a restricted life for a while longer,” Suga ByYuriKageyama AssociatedPress over Japan declared a state of emergency in Tokyo nearby areas on Thursday as coronavirus cases continue to surge, hitting a daily record of 2,447 in the capital. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga issuedthe declarationat the government taskforce for the coronavirus. 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