PLASMA THERAPY to Save COVID-19 Patients!

What is plasma therapy? COVID-19 patients 14 days after their fully recovery are encouraged to donate their plasma as it contains COVID-19 antibodies and helps patients who are currently fighting the infection.

Convalescent plasma is the liquid part of blood that is collected from patients who have recovered from disease, COVID-19, caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2. Antibodies are proteins that might help fight the infection. Since there is no approved treatment for this disease now, Convalescent plasma collected from recovered individuals is used for the treatment of novel coronavirus with a view that it might help some patients recover from COVID-19.

Plasma Donation process Plasmapheresis is similar like blood donation, however, Convalescent plasma is separated from the blood and the remaining blood will be transferred back to the donor body resulting in zero blood loss. The procedure is completely safe and comfortable, the donor does not felt any pain, sickness or dizziness. Further, it helps the donor regards improve health and reducing 'bad' cholesterol levels.

You may qualify to donate plasma for COVID-19 patients if you meet specific eligibility requirements such as you are at least 18 years of age, in good health, have a prior verified diagnosis of COVID-19, but are now symptom free.

Even though Government is putting efforts to spread awareness to encourage donors, besides voluntarily donation, there are reports that some donors charging thousands of rupees to donate plasma.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in a bid to encourage plasma donation has offered Rs. 5,000 as an incentive to the plasma donors.

Taking to Twitter, Filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli, director known for his epic fantasy hit Baahubali Series starring Prabhas, Anushka, Tamanna Bhatia has said that "Just waiting to develop antibodies so that we can donate our plasma,". It is known that currently Rajamouli and his family members have tested positive for coronavirus and are currently quarantined at home.

For more information on plasma centers, plasma donation centers near me, sell my plasma, make money donating plasma, Blood Bank, etc., please check online. Any way I am sharing some useful websites in this regards below:

http://nbtc.naco.gov.in

https://www.indianredcross.org/ircs/program/BloodBank

http://www.indianblooddonors.com

https://www.eraktkosh.in/BLDAHIMS/bloodbank/transactions/bbpublicindex.html

https://twitter.com/blooddonorsin