Prof. Minchev: We are close to a vaccine, our colleagues at Oxford are already in a clinical trial.

Prof. Dr. Milcho Minchev hopes for plasma treatment of coronavirus cures. “Each patient is expected to have an immune system that has reacted with antibodies that can react in other patients,” he told BTV.

“Such a method has been used for a long time,” he added. Each new treatment requires some clinical trial, but plasma therapy has been used before and has been shown to be successful. Minchev believes that the method can be widely used in certain medical centers in the country. “In our hospital, for example, there are necessary teams and specialists,” he said.

He adds that everyone’s immune system reacts differently to infection with the virus, but hopes that anyone recovering from the infection should have the appropriate antibodies. “Of course, we are very close to a vaccine.” The Oxford colleagues are already in a clinical trial, “said the doctor.