San Antonio doctor clears confusion around COVID-19 vaccinations, plasma donations
Plasma antibodies from vaccine alone aren’t approved for sick patients, doctor says
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SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio doctor is clearing up confusion whether the US Food and Drug Administration is allowing people who received a COVID-19 vaccine to donate plasma with antibodies to help heal sick patients.
The confusion comes at a time as health professionals say the need for plasma and blood has become more dire in recent weeks with the pandemic raging on.
Dr. Samantha Gomez Ngamsuntikul, of the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center, said a person having antibodies developed from a vaccine alone isn’t eligible to donate plasma to help patients already sick with COVID-19.