OBI Collecting Plasma From Recovered Coronavirus Patients To Help Sick Oklahomans

The Oklahoma Blood Institute is collecting plasma donations from COVID-19 patients who have fully recovered. The OBI says coronavirus survivor's immune systems have been primed to fight off the virus. Before people can donate there is a list of requiremen

Tuesday, April 7th 2020, 2:07 am

By: News On 6


The Oklahoma Blood Institute is collecting plasma donations from COVID-19 patients who have fully recovered.
 
The OBI says coronavirus survivor's immune systems have been primed to fight off the virus.
 
Before people can donate there is a list of requirements that they have to pass.
 
This includes a prior diagnosis of COVID-19, documented by a laboratory test. Plus negative results right now for COVID-19, either from nasal swabs or a blood test. They also need to be symptom-free for 14 days prior to donation.
 
Previous blood donation rules also apply as well.
The state health department says about 400 people have recovered from the virus, and the OBI says they hope donations will grow along with the list of survivors.
 
"So any of those folks who would like to make a difference and get this treatment going for our state and our patients, this is the time to go to the registry my.bio-linked.org and help us help others," says John Armitage, CEO of Oklahoma Blood Institute.
 
The OBI says they're watching and building upon similar programs that are already in place in states with higher infections rates like New York and California.
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