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Intravenous immunoglobulins, hyperimmunes and pandemic viruses

David Johnson of GigaGen discusses how recombinant forms of intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) could overtake current IVIG therapies and be used in the treatment of COVID-19. In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic there has been a rush to develop therapeutics to combat the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus causing the disease and, most recently, a discussion about the possibilities of using convalescent plasma as a treatment for severe COVID-19 patients.