Convalescent plasma could help treat COVID patients, donations wanted

Convalescent plasma could help treat COVID patients, donations wanted

THOSE WHO HAVE RECOVEREDFROM COVID 19, IN SEARCH OFCONVALESCENT PLASMADONATIONS.

CONVALESCENT PLASMAIS THE PART OF THEBLOOD CONTAINING ANTIBODIES.

SOTHE PLASMA OFSOMEONE WHO'S RECENTLY FOUGHTOFF COVID-19CONTAINS ANTIBODIES THAT CANATTACK THE VIRUS.

WHENDONATED, THE PLASMA CAN BETRANSFUSED TO PATIENTS."PLASMA GETS COLLECTED, IT GETSTO A PATIENT WHO NEEDS POSSIBLYMORE ANTIBODIES TO FIGHT OFFTHATVIRUS."THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUGADMINISTRATION SAYS THE USE OFCONVALESCENT PLASMA HAS BEENSTUDIED IN OTHER OUTBREAKS LIKESARS, H1N1, AND MERS.

ANDALTHOUGH IT'S PROMISING, IT ISNOT YET SHOWN TO BE SAFE ANDEFFECTIVE AGAINST COVID-19.STILL IT IS SEEN AS A POTENTIALLIFE-SAVER FOR THOSE THAT ARECRITICALLY ILL.

THAT'S WHYHOUCHIN IS SEEKING OUTFORMER COVID PATIENTS."THERE IS CERTAIN CRITERIA THATISREQUIRED.

A POSITIVE TEST, ANDTHEN RECOVERED FROM SYMPTOMSBETWEEN14-28 DAYS WE NEED A NEGATIVETEST."IF YOU RECOVERED FROM YOURSYMPTOMS OVER 28 DAYSAGO, YOU CAN QUALIFY WITHOUT ANEGATIVE TEST.

YOU ALSO MUSTMEET ALL THE USUAL CRITERIA FORA BLOOD DONATION."GENERALLY IT'S NOT HARD FORSOMEONETO COME IN AND MEET THATCRITERIA."THE PLASMA DONATION PROCESSTAKES ABOUT 40MINUTES.

HOUCHIN RELEASING THESEPHOTOS OF THEIRFIRST DONATION LAST WEEK.

THEYSAY ONE DONATION CANHELP UP TO FIVE PEOPLE."IF YOU ARE INTERESTED INDONATING OR HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUTTHE CRITERIA, HOUCHIN ASKS YOUTO CALL THEIR HOTLINE AT616-2575.

IN BAKERSFIELD AUSTINWESTFALL 23ABCCONNECTING YOUDR DANIEL ERICKSON, WITHACCELERATED URGENT CARE,