WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Military Officers Association of America issued the following news:

As part of efforts to develop a treatment in the fight against coronavirus, DoD wants to collect more than 8,000 units of plasma from individuals who were diagnosed with COVID-19 and are now symptom-free.

It's unclear whether convalescent plasma therapy will prove effective against the virus, but the plasma does hold antibodies that could help fight off infection.

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