Yesterday the American Red Cross began testing all blood, platelet, and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies.
- - yesterday the american red cros- began testing all - blood, platelet and plasma- donatations for covid-19- antibodies.
- during these unprecedented time- officals with the red - cross hope that testing for - covid-19 antibodies will- provide donors with insight int- whether they may have been- exposed to the coronavirus.
- everyone who comes in to donate- their blood will have - it tested for free and the- redcross will have their- results within 7 to 10 days.- the results can be found throug- the red cross blood - donor app or the online donor - portal at red cross blood dot - org.- - "it is not a diagnostic test, i- does- not garentee that you do or do- not have the virus but it is a- very helpful piece of - information so it started - yesterdsay and it will continue- - - - for a while its one of a number- of tests that happen with your- blood - " - the media 4 red cross campaign- kicks off next tuesday the 23rd- throughout the gulf coast.- if you would like to donate go- online to red cross blood dot - org and enter the code word - "gulfcoast" with
The American Red Cross is in need of blood and now, as a service to their donors, they’ll be testing all donations for COVID-19..
This will let doctors know just how many people have been exposed to the virus.
