Red Cross testing blood donations for COVID-19 antibodies
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• Donor antibody levels may indicate ability to help some patients fighting COVID-19
For a limited time, the American Red Cross has resumed testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies. Plasma from routine donations that have high levels of COVID-19 antibodies may be used as convalescent plasma to help meet the needs of COVID-19 patients with weakened immune systems.
At the same time, the Red Cross blood supply remains vulnerable, and individuals are urg…
