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Blood banks phase out collecting convalescent plasma, but fear a US blood shortage
Updated 3:35 PM ET, Sat April 24, 2021
An electronic screen in New York City in August shows an advertisement calling for plasma donation from patients recovered from Covid-19. (CNN)In the early months of the pandemic, blood donation centers around the country rushed to collect convalescent plasma as it was seen as a potential wonder treatment for Covid-19.
Now many are moving away from plasma collection, and even doing away with antibody testing to find volunteers who want to donate.
With vaccinations up and case counts down, doctors are administering less convalescent plasma, as numerous clinical trials found the treatment does not significantly lower Covid-19 mortality or shorten hospital stays.
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The COVID-19 surge is bringing to light the desperate need for convalescent plasma, which in some cases has helped patients fight off the deadly coronavirus.
Valerie Perkins, whose husband just received a plasma donation Tuesday, says she hopes it s the boost he and so many others fighting COVID-19 may need. This is his seventh day, so he’s getting plasma as we speak, Perkins, a Menifee resident, said.
It is the news Perkins so desperately wanted to hear, that her husband Emmanuel would receive convalescent plasma, a week after being admitted to Loma Linda Medical Center.