Vitalant refused my convalescent plasma (Covid-19)

[no_hypocrisy]

Vitalant, one of the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit community blood service providers, supplies comprehensive transfusion medicine services to nearly 1,000 hospitals and health care partners for patients in need across 40 states.

June 30 I donated whole blood. Vitalant called 2 weeks later to tell me I was "antibody positive."

Which surprised me as I had no symptoms WHATSOEVER. Oh well.

So I made an appointment at 1:00 today to donate my plasma. After answering 45 questions, I was advised Vitalant couldn't and wouldn't take my plasma. Why? Because I had no symptoms of Covid. I countered that they determined I had antibodies and thus, it was a fact. And plasma is plasma. Would they have taken my plasma if I had been on a ventilator?

I'm taking my plasma to the Red Cross who have told me THEY'LL take it.

[soothsayer]

1. Wouldn't your plasma be super duper better since it kept you from symptoms?

[Phoenix61]

2. It's likely there would have been a low level

of anti-bodies. That’s what they have found in testing samples. It raises the concern that they may be at higher risk to get it again than someone who had more measurable symptoms.

[soothsayer]

3. Ah

[LeftInTX]

4. There have been false positives with antibodies

They probably wanted you to have a positive test for Covid to confirm that you actually have antibodies to Covid 19.

[intrepidity]

5. Studies have shown that patients who survived severe symptoms

produce more effective serum for others. Perhaps this is partly why?