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LAS VEGAS, August 19, 2020 –
Who:
Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican Hospitals and Vitalant, Nevada’s largest non-profit community blood provider, are calling on recovered COVID patients to consider donating blood plasma to benefit other southern Nevadans currently fighting the virus.
What:
Convalescent plasma, plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19, contains antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which can be given to patients currently fighting COVID-19. Together, we can save lives.
To be eligible, donors must have had COVID-19 symptoms, plus:
Donors must be previously screened and scheduled. Donors cannot walk in for this procedure. Call or log-in today to schedule an appointment to donate blood or plasma.
When:
Tuesday, August 25 – 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Where:
Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican, Siena Campus
3001 St. Rose Parkway, Henderson, NV 89052 (Eastern & St. Rose Parkway)
Why:
The Food and Drug Administration is allowing the transfusion of convalescent plasma as an investigational treatment. It’s currently the only antibody treatment available for COVID-19 patients. Vitalant is working with hospitals to collect, process and distribute the plasma for treatment in patients with active, serious COVID-19 infections.
All donors will be screened for CIVID symptoms and fever upon entering the hospital and must wear a mask in the building at all times. Donors must remain masked while donating.
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Publish date:
Wednesday, August 19, 2020