Surgeon General calls for COVID survivors to donate plasma

Surgeon General Vice Adm. Jerome Adams is calling on Americans who have recovered from COVID-19 to consider donating convalescent plasma. Convalescent plasma may benefit people who are newly diagnosed with COVID-19, and gives frontline health care workers an important tool in treating patients, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services news release states.
More than 250,000 courses of CCP have been administered to Americans to help prevent severe consequences from COVID-19, yet, health care professionals urgently need a steady, reliable supply of plasma.
“If you are among the millions of Americans who have had COVID-19, you may have a precious resource that can help save other lives,” Adams said. “Plasma donated by people who have recovered from COVID-19 may contain antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the disease. These antibodies may help suppress the virus and provide patients with clinical benefit.
“As Surgeon General, I urge people to consider donating CCP, which could help others survive COVID-19.”