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Here is a roundup of the latest news concerning the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to announcements from local, state, and federal governments, as well as international channels. To share a business or nonprofit story, please send us a message.
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Here is a roundup of the latest news concerning the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to announcements from local, state, and federal governments, as well as international channels. To share a business or nonprofit story, please send us a message.
By Carrie Campbell, for The Gazette
As health care providers were finding some medicines ineffective in treating COVID-19, they turned to a method long used in treating viruses: convalescent plasma.
“In the early days of the pandemic, blood providers everywhere in the U.S. were collecting plasma from people who had a COVID-19 infection and recovered because the plasma actually contains antibodies to COVID itself,” said Kirby Winn, spokesperson for the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center.
Plasma is the liquid portion of your blood that contains antibodies that fight off infections.
Donating plasma is different from donating blood. When you donate whole blood, it goes directly into a collection bag. When you donate plasma, the blood that’s drawn from your arm goes into a machine that separates the different parts of your blood. The plasma is collected and the unused parts, including your red blood cells, are put back in your vein.
Best Life: Ways you can give back and get paid for it
Best Life: Giving the gift of life and getting paid for it By Ivanhoe Broadcast News | January 26, 2021 at 7:44 AM CST - Updated January 26 at 4:36 PM
ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – January is National Blood Donor Month. Blood banks have a difficult time collecting blood during the winter due to cold weather and seasonal illnesses.
Add in a world-wide pandemic and hospitals all over the country are desperate for your blood. After giving away your A, B, or O, you may be thinking what other things you can donate? And with 42 percent of Americans racking up holiday debt last year, it wouldn’t hurt if you get compensated too.