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Plasma bank appeals for donors after stocks run out
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April 16, 2021 20:23 IST
It has been receiving 25 to 50 calls a day from patients including those from other States
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It has been receiving 25 to 50 calls a day from patients including those from other States
The State’s first plasma bank exhausted all its stock on Friday. Authorities at the HCG Plasma Bank have now appealed to people who recovered from COVID-19 to donate their plasma, which can then be administered to patients who are undergoing treatment.
U.S. Vishal Rao, who heads the State-supported HCG Plasma Bank said they were urgently looking for plasma for a few critical patients. “I have sent messages to people asking them to put us in touch with people who might be willing to donate. Many of our earlier donors do not have antibodies and will not be able to donate. So we are desperately hoping for new donors to come forward,” he said.
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April 08, 2021 23:44 IST
Plasma banks in Bengaluru say they are getting around 50 requests every day since last three weeks ; affected families scouting for donors
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Plasma banks in Bengaluru say they are getting around 50 requests every day since last three weeks ; affected families scouting for donors
Even as the debate over the effectiveness of plasma therapy continues, the demand for the therapy is rising with the rapid surge in cases during the second wave in Karnataka.
Several hospitals in the city are prescribing plasma therapy and affected families are literally scouting for plasma donors. Plasma banks in the city said they are getting around 50 requests for plasma every day since the last three weeks.