One blood broker wanted $1,000 for a milliliter of blood from a recovered Covid-19 patient. Here’s why convalescent plasma is a hot commodity.
The blood business is booming.
This normally obscure trade has been set alight by the race to develop Covid-19 antibody tests, which use blood to tell whether someone has already been infected with the coronavirus. The tests are seen as key to easing lockdowns that have shut down economies around the world.
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