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PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) - Vitalant (formerly the Central Blood Bank) will now test all blood donations for antibodies to COVID-19.
Therefore, if a person donates his or her blood, that person will know if they already had COVID-19.
“We all know someone, even ourselves, who thinks, wow. I was really sick back in January, February, March. Maybe I had it,” said Marketing Lead at Vitalant, Kristen Lane.
A positive test does not mean that person is immune to COVID-19, but they would be eligible to donate convalescent plasma in the future.
“We transfuse that plasma in to people who are very, very sick with COVID-19,” Lane adds.
You can listen to the full conversation with Lane below to learn more.
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