Complement inhibition in severe COVID-19 - Blocking C5a seems to be key: Author's reply.

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Laboratory of Immunology, Georges-Pompidou European Hospital (APHP), Invasive Bacterial Infection Unit and National Reference Center for Meningococci, Pasteur, Institute, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Paris, France.

Published: May 2021

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