SoulSlaveAG2005 said:

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Lester Freamon said:

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Consider this the SoulslaveAg signal. Haven't seen him post in a week or two. I know he works for a company that markets convalescent plasma and has had some good insight before

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I've been around. Lurking mostly, as work is crazy busy.

I do work for a community blood bank. And right now, all our focus is on 2 things. Restoring the red cell inventory and re-designing blood collection in a post COVID world, and how do we get more convalescent plasma donors.

On Tuesday of this week, we had a back order of 150 units of plasma. That is just for the DFW/central/East Texas service area.

Doctors are using plasma more often, and prescribing it quicker as they adapt. The majority of the plasma is being collected and transfused under the EAP through the Mayo Clinic.

They released preliminary results here recently.

https://www.uscovidplasma.org/safety-report

Initial results highlight the safety of the plasma program. Further study is being done one the efficacy of the plasma based on patient outcome, donor titers and other factors.

The docs I have contact with echo these same sentiments, it doesn't hurt them and a majority show immediate improvement after just 1 unit transfused.

I sat on a webinar yesterday from a small scale study (and I can't remember the hospital) but they said over 75% of patients improved within 2 hrs of transfusion or something like that. And that many EU countries are starting to give it earlier, even at the point of diagnosis.

We currently are struggling to meet local demand, and in order to fill the back orders had some shipped from NY blood center. Early on when our numbers were low, and we had excess inventory we shipped them some. And they kindly returned the favor this week.

Ideally, we would have these unicorns of blood donors lined up and donating. We can freeze the product for up to a year and our goal in coordination with HHS is to help build a "national stockpile" in case of another outbreak somewhere else's or here at home.

My ask right now for anyone is:
1) if healthy- give blood now at your local blood center. They need it. We are all struggling to meet patient demand for cancer treatments, heart surgeries and every day traumas.
2) if you are recovered from CV19. Sign up to donate convalescent plasma, almost all local centers are participating in the EAP program. It is helping, and it is desperately needed.


Thanks for sending the "vampire" bat signal. (Sorry, couldn't help myself on the pun)


ETA: no it's not a silver bullet, but it does seem to be helping based on doctor demand/Patient outcomes

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Gumby said:

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SoulSlaveAG2005 said:

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Lester Freamon said:

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Consider this the SoulslaveAg signal. Haven't seen him post in a week or two. I know he works for a company that markets convalescent plasma and has had some good insight before

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I've been around. Lurking mostly, as work is crazy busy.

I do work for a community blood bank. And right now, all our focus is on 2 things. Restoring the red cell inventory and re-designing blood collection in a post COVID world, and how do we get more convalescent plasma donors.

On Tuesday of this week, we had a back order of 150 units of plasma. That is just for the DFW/central/East Texas service area.

Doctors are using plasma more often, and prescribing it quicker as they adapt. The majority of the plasma is being collected and transfused under the EAP through the Mayo Clinic.

They released preliminary results here recently.

https://www.uscovidplasma.org/safety-report

Initial results highlight the safety of the plasma program. Further study is being done one the efficacy of the plasma based on patient outcome, donor titers and other factors.

The docs I have contact with echo these same sentiments, it doesn't hurt them and a majority show immediate improvement after just 1 unit transfused.

I sat on a webinar yesterday from a small scale study (and I can't remember the hospital) but they said over 75% of patients improved within 2 hrs of transfusion or something like that. And that many EU countries are starting to give it earlier, even at the point of diagnosis.

We currently are struggling to meet local demand, and in order to fill the back orders had some shipped from NY blood center. Early on when our numbers were low, and we had excess inventory we shipped them some. And they kindly returned the favor this week.

Ideally, we would have these unicorns of blood donors lined up and donating. We can freeze the product for up to a year and our goal in coordination with HHS is to help build a "national stockpile" in case of another outbreak somewhere else's or here at home.

My ask right now for anyone is:
1) if healthy- give blood now at your local blood center. They need it. We are all struggling to meet patient demand for cancer treatments, heart surgeries and every day traumas.
2) if you are recovered from CV19. Sign up to donate convalescent plasma, almost all local centers are participating in the EAP program. It is helping, and it is desperately needed.


Thanks for sending the "vampire" bat signal. (Sorry, couldn't help myself on the pun)


ETA: no it's not a silver bullet, but it does seem to be helping based on doctor demand/Patient outcomes

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Should we donate even if we haven't tested positive for COVID?

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Gumby said:

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Are they using play from people who don't have covid antibodies to treat covid patients?

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Frisco said:

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Can you answer me something? I know I used to not be able to donate because I lived in Germany in in the early to mid 80's because of mad cow. I just tried to look it up and it seems that may have changed in April?

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