Physicians are agreed that all the patients, who have recovered from the deadly disease Covid-19, to donate plasma to save the lives of other victims.
Plasma, a yellowish liquid component of blood, carries the blood cells in whole blood in suspension.
People who have fully recovered from COVID-19 have antibodies in their plasma that can attack the virus. This convalescent plasma is being evaluated as treatment for patients with serious or immediately life-threatening COVID-19 infections, or those judged by a healthcare provider to be at high risk of progression to severe or life-threatening disease.
A Covid-19 recovered patient can give plasma every month instead of a regular three or four-month interval that is usually required for normal blood donation. Presence of an effective antibody in plasma is a must and after checking the antibody, anyone can donate plasma.
You may qualify to donate plasma for coronavirus patients if you meet specific convalescent plasma and fulfill regular blood donation reqirements. You are at least 17 years old and weight 110 lbs. Additional weight requirements apply for donors age 18 or younger.
If you’re fully recovered from a new coronavirus infection and meet the above criteria, please donate YOUR plasma and save people’s life.
Plasma donation process is also starting in my country Bangladesh. Many Corona survived people want to donate their plasma. In my next article, i will write about our condition.
Please stay safe,Try to help at least 2 people daily if you can.
time taken for plasma donation should be more than the whole blood donation, but can donate more frequent than 3 month period of full blood donation.