id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-302382-eifh95zm Owji, Hajar Immunotherapeutic approaches to curtail COVID-19 2020-08-21 .txt text/plain 11312 606 40 Active immunization through vaccines, interferon administration, passive immunotherapy by convalescent plasma or synthesized monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, as well as immunomodulatory drugs, are different immunotherapeutic approaches that will be mentioned in this review. Nevertheless, the similarity of severe respiratory failure induced by SARS-CoV-2 to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and the deterioration of patients' conditions in around a week following the first symptoms implicate the role of immunity dysregulation in COVID-19 profile [6] . Subsequently, plasma transfusion was recommended as a safe and effective way for the prevention or treatment of the Ebola virus in 2014 and also several other severe viral infections, including MERS, SARS-CoV, and avian influenza A [35, 36] . CP extracted from the SARS-COV-2 survivors may be a promising approach for the protection of COVID-19 patients with antibody deficiency before the development of an effective vaccine [44] . ./cache/cord-302382-eifh95zm.txt ./txt/cord-302382-eifh95zm.txt