COVID 19 Collection Plasma (4-16-20)

COVID 19 Collection Plasma (4-16-20)

Experts say one of the possible keys in slowing down the coronavirus outbreak could be in the blood of people who have already had the illness and who have recovered.... that's why area community blood centers are collecting plasma... in the hopes of finding important anti-bodies that could help others... <<"we don't know that this therapy helps, but we don't know if any therapy helps."

Community is starting to convalescent plasma from patients who from covid-19.

Recovered patients can antibodies that health experts say are showing helping infected patients in the the virus."there are small case series from might help if given early enough."

Health experts isn't that the antibodies prevent or covid-19, but rather that they infection less severe.

"because 80% of like illness and they get over it fine.

So, if we could push the severe complications into the annoying but then that's the goal."

Person must have documentation infection, be a healthy blood donor and 14 free.

Medical directors say patients in the midwest should "in the midwest, the first cases only beginning of march.

It takes about 14 days to get through 14 days symptom free so now only a starting to be eligible which correlates well with day of collection at the kansas city blood collections the university of kansas health systems tuesday they've been approved to medical professionals say donators symptoms. "it kinda comes and goes in waves a need you to get pretty free of that before you're going make sure that you aren't donating live reporting in st.

Joseph, kilee thomas, kq2 there is a sign up sheet on the kansas city's community blood center's website for recovered covid-19 patients to donate plasma... testing will begin on the antibodies collected in 2-3 weeks at the center's sister center in rhode island...