Bethlehem
The Miller-Keystone Blood Center has nearly exhausted its supply of convalescent plasma, the antibody-rich plasma used to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients. In a release, center officials are urging those recovering from the novel virus to donate their convalescent plasma. As area hospitals in the Lehigh Valley, Reading and northeastern Pennsylvania see a daily rise in the number of cases, the demand for the plasma increases, according to the release. People may be eligible to give convalescent plasma if they have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus and have been symptom free 14 days or longer. For more information and forms, visit www.giveapint.org/covid-plasma-form or call Diane Wiest, RN, senior director of risk management and donor health, at 484-225-8351 or email dwiest@giveapint.org.