What did Donald Trump claim about the pandemic on 23 Aug 2020?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
Through this study, over 100,000 Americans have already enrolled to receive this treatment, and it has proven to reduce mortality by 35 percent.
Not proven. The FDA said plasma may be effective and trials were still needed; the data showed a 21% relative drop in 7-day deaths among non-intubated patients, not 35%.
The FDA's clinical review for that day's authorization found that convalescent plasma 'may be effective' and said randomized trials were still needed for a definitive demonstration that it works. The Mayo Clinic program data it reviewed came from an uncontrolled, single-arm study and compared high- with low-antibody plasma; they showed no difference in 7-day survival overall and a 21% relative drop in 7-day mortality (14% to 11%) among non-intubated patients (FDA clinical memorandum, EUA 26382, August 2020).
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- White House news conference announcing emergency use authorization for COVID-19 convalescent plasma.
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