A doctor who spent a week in intensive care with coronavirus has been revealed as an antibody"super-donor" who could save the lives of other people.
Alessandro Giardini, 46, has the highest antibody level in his plasma measured so far in a trial - around 40 times that of the average patient.Mr Giardini said he felt he 'had to give back' after his coronavirus recovery. Pic: NHSBT Mr Giardini, a consultant in the cardiology department of Great Ormond Street children's hospital, spent seven days on a ventilator in intensive care after falling ill with COVID-19.as a"very hard experience" as he did not know if he would see his wife and two children again.He said he felt he"had to give back" by donating his convalescent plasma to help other patients.
Mr Giardini added:"Even though it was scary to go back into a medical environment and have a needle again, I really felt that if there was any chance I could help someone else who was still ill with COVID-19, that I needed to do it.
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