Prisma Health has teamed up with The Blood Connection, to collect Convalescent Plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients.
Whole blood donations will be collected TODAY (Friday) from 10am to 2pm at Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital in Columbia.
This is an investigational treatment to test the effectiveness of blood plasma in recovered patients in critically-ill COVID-19 patients.
Research shows that convalescent plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients can help those battling COVID-19.
There are requirements: According to The Blood Connection, donors must have had a previous/documented positive test and the test must have been at least 28 days in the past.
Positive test documentation/results can include the following:
• A copy of the donor lab results showing a positive test for COVID-19 which shows the date of the positive test• A document from their healthcare provider stating that the donor had a positive test for COVID-19 and the date of the positive test.
This document must be on the letterhead or prescription pad of the healthcare provider and must be signed and dated by the healthcare provider.
CLICK HERE to read the Prisma Health Press Release regarding the investigational use of blood plasma.
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