Blood Assurance seeking COVID-19 convalescent plasma

Published 3:41 pm Monday, April 6, 2020

COVID-19 convalescent plasma is an Federal Drug Administration investigational treatment where plasma is transfused from a recovered COVID-19 donor into a critically ill patient. Blood Assurance will be collecting, processing and sending the donated plasma to hospitals where it will be given to patients.

If you have had a positive COVID-19 test result, recovered, and would like to help critically ill patients in need, please consider donating plasma with Blood Assurance.

Requirements for donating convalescent plasma:

• You must have had an official diagnosis of COVID-19.

• You must be recovered and symptom free for 28 days OR be symptom free for at least 14 days and have a negative COVID-19 test.

• Must be able to pass all standard requirements to give blood.

For more information on becoming a convalescent plasma donor, go to www.bloodassurance.org/covidplasma.

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