For the better. Nightline will be right back. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Tonight, a staggering milestone. The covid19 death toll in the u. S. Reaching more than 58,300. Surpassing the number of americans killed during the vietnam war. A conflict that lasted nearly two decades. But now the possible treatment and glimmer of hope. The fda encouraging pandemic survivors to donate massplasma help others. Reporter for the past weeks, david herman has undergone a new routine. Regular trips to this blood bank in san antonio, texas. Im going to get your temperature, and then you have persistent cough . Reporter last month he tested positive for covid19 but showed almost no symptoms. I was not hospitalized. Im lucky that i didnt get sick, and at the same time, im sad so many people are. Reporter so he decided to do something about it. I was watching the news. They were talking about this plasma work being done, and i came in on i believe april7th and gave my first donation. Reporter
Donald E. “Don” Stone passed away December 14, 2022 in Naples. He was born August 6, 1930 in Malone, NY. He graduated from Franklin Academy and received a B.S. degree