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Good luck!

Here is the link to the Montgomery Co cases. At least 11 recovered.

https://mcphd-tx.org/coronavirus-covid-19/confirmed-cases/

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This is fantastic. Thank you all so much!

Good luck.

Shared on my facebook.

Gig 'Em and God Bless.

The good news about plasma therapy is that it is generally easier to find a matching donor than it is with red blood cells as the compatibility is different. O goes with O, A with A or O. B with B or O and (the really good news) people with the rare blood type AB are universal receptors.

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Troy.

Shoot me a pm. I work for a blood bank in east Texas, we are working on rolling out our convalescent plasma program this week.

Our home office in dfw is already collecting.

The program is a clinical trial and is more complicated than just finding someone who is recovered and making it happen.

I'm happy to shoot you the details and you can share with the docs that are treating the patient and hopefully work out getting the plasma to them.

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are you doing antibody tests to see if people were exposed? Only reason I am asking is I am scheduled to donate blood Friday. I am AB+ and am aware that is universal provider of plasma. I have not been sick, but just wondering if you are screening for covid19 exposure

Not currently, no.

Thank you for donating. AB plasma is always in need.

For this program, doctor find suitable donors that are post COVID recovered and refer them to us for their specific patients. Then we do the draw and testing/processing and distribution to the treating physician.

Replied. Thank you so much for reaching out.

Hopes and prayers that you find someone. You are a good person for making the effort.

In order to be eligible, you need to have a positive test confirmed while sick.

Then be 14 days symptom free, and have a follow up negative test. (To make sure you aren't infectious still, for staff protection)

male donors and/or females who have not been previously pregnant, or females who confirmed are HLA negative post pregnancy.

Donors will also have to meet all other current allogeneic donation health criteria.

New guidance update on Convalescent Plasma donor qualifications.

Donors who have been asymptomatic for 28 days, and (while sick) had a positive diagnosis/test are eligible to donate plasma for this program.

Blood banks will be working on the details and information in regards to the necessary paperwork, but this could potentially open the door to a lot of donors.

MyNameIsKyle said:

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I am only a presumptive case. My doctor said I probably had covid but wouldnt test me 2 weeks ago. I am basically recovered, but probably need another day or two to be perfect but I am B+ ( in clear lake)

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Exactly why we should aggressively seek to test everyone. Lots of likely antibody carriers who never had symptoms.

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This. If there was a test available, I would ask for it immediately and would donate plasma without hesitation. In mid-December I was the sickest I've ever been with fever, chills, dry cough, sore throat, and shortness of breath. I also had the telltale loss of taste and smell which I didn't pay much attention to at the time since everything else was so painful. Tested negative for flu and strep. The NP I saw prescribed antibiotics and tamiflu because she was certain that the negative tests were a fluke and that I had either flu, strep, or both. Meds didn't help at all. I was bedridden from December 14-26 and in horrible pain for most of that time. My taste and smell didn't return until after New Year's.

In early December, my daughter came home from school with a low grade fever and mild cough that persisted for a couple of days. She also tested negative for flu. Didn't test for strep because she didn't have any symptoms. The pediatrician told me it was probably just a combination of a bad cold and allergies.

My husband travels all over and had been in Europe. He never got sick, but he very rarely does. Daughter also has classmates whose parents travel internationally on a frequent basis and a few of them spent a couple of days out with fever and cough in the same time frame.

Just a heads up... we are currently looking at a test for antibodies. depending on FDA rules, and they are changing frequently right now, we may or may not be able to admit you into the program based on the anti-body test.

I am A-. I supposedly had or have it but have not been tested. Not sure I can help but once serology studies start.

I'm type B- in Houston and not entirely sure if I've had it (if so it was an extremely mild/asymptomatic case) but as a 34 year old father I'm happy to take an antibody test if available and donate plasma if needed.

Feel free to PM me or reach out via email
thunderkatalyst d0t ag att gmail d0t com

The way the current trial is set up, we really need them to start testing the non critical cases so we can get a good pool of donors. With out that initial positive test, potential donors aren't eligible once better and symptom free.

It's a real catch 22.

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Happy update time:

While doctors say my coworker's family memeber will still need to be on ECMO machine for his lungs for a couple of weeks, he's stable (but still critical) and has been taken off the heart ECMO machine. He's been approved by the FDA for plasma donation, so the hospital has started reaching out to potential donors (no one is confirmed yet). To @SoulSlaveAg2005's advice, I believe they're also going to be reaching out to some of the bloodbanks in the region that are standing-up COVID-19 survivor donation programs.

Thanks again for everyone's support here. @SoulSlaveAG2005 has been extremely helpful through all this; a huge thanks goes out to him.

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I'm so happy to hear he has pulled through and will be going back to his wife, children, and friends. Sounds like a close one, just awesome to hear he made it through.

Our partners at UTSW have been helping us spearhead this program in North Texas. Here is a link with instructions for potential donors to follow in the event they could donate plasma.

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/covid-19/about-virus-donate-plasma/

Some really good news today to open up the potential donor pool. No longer does it just have to be a positive Laboratory test... if can be from a clinical diagnosis as well. This is HUGE!

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Individuals may be eligible to donate convalescent plasma if they meet all regular blood donor requirements and meet the following minimum requirements:

prior diagnosis for COVID-19 by laboratory test and complete resolution of symptoms for at least 28 days or;
prior diagnosis for COVID-19 by laboratory test and complete resolution of symptoms for at least 14 days with a follow-up negative COVID-19 test or;
prior diagnosis for COVID-19 by clinical symptoms/evaluation and complete resolution of symptoms for at least 28 days; or
prior diagnosis for COVID-19 by clinical symptoms/evaluation and complete resolution of symptoms for at least 14 days with a follow-up negative COVID-19 test.

If the individual meets the criteria above, the donor center will further evaluate their eligibility which will include routine donor screening as well as possible additional pre-screen and testing related to COVID.

Individuals who have had a confirmed case of COVID-19 and have since experienced a full recovery should contact their local blood center to determine their eligibility. To find the blood center closest to you, visit https://americasblood.org/for-donors/find-a-blood-center/.

Physicians and hospitals can learn more by visiting the FDA website on convalescent plasma emergency use at: https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/investigational-new-drug-ind-or-device-exemption-ide-process-cber/investigational-covid-19-convalescent-plasma-emergency-inds.

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SoulSlaveAG2005 said:

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Some really good news today to open up the potential donor pool. No longer does it just have to be a positive Laboratory test... if can be from a clinical diagnosis as well. This is HUGE!

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Individuals may be eligible to donate convalescent plasma if they meet all regular blood donor requirements and meet the following minimum requirements:

prior diagnosis for COVID-19 by laboratory test and complete resolution of symptoms for at least 28 days or;
prior diagnosis for COVID-19 by laboratory test and complete resolution of symptoms for at least 14 days with a follow-up negative COVID-19 test or;
prior diagnosis for COVID-19 by clinical symptoms/evaluation and complete resolution of symptoms for at least 28 days; or
prior diagnosis for COVID-19 by clinical symptoms/evaluation and complete resolution of symptoms for at least 14 days with a follow-up negative COVID-19 test.

If the individual meets the criteria above, the donor center will further evaluate their eligibility which will include routine donor screening as well as possible additional pre-screen and testing related to COVID.

Individuals who have had a confirmed case of COVID-19 and have since experienced a full recovery should contact their local blood center to determine their eligibility. To find the blood center closest to you, visit https://americasblood.org/for-donors/find-a-blood-center/.

Physicians and hospitals can learn more by visiting the FDA website on convalescent plasma emergency use at: https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/investigational-new-drug-ind-or-device-exemption-ide-process-cber/investigational-covid-19-convalescent-plasma-emergency-inds.

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Great news! I haven't researched plasma treatments much - been proven successful? Exciting to see this get pushed out.

Too soon to tell. But consensus right now is that 4-6 week post recovery timeline is ideal for antibody levels