JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas –
The Department of Defense Blood Donation Centers are looking for volunteers to donate COVID-19 convalescent plasma.
COVID-19 convalescent plasma is human plasma collected from individuals whose plasma contains anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies.
“Do for somebody what they can’t do for themselves,” said Staff Sgt. Kiersten Zardee, Armed Services Blood Bank Center non-commissioned officer in charge of aphaeresis operations. “Giving antibodies saves lives.”
The DoD set a goal to collect 10,000 units in 2020. The goal for 2021 is sustaining the amount of CCP collected at each location. In effort to help reach that goal, the Armed Services Blood Donor Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has set a goal to collect 20 units a week.
Patients who have recently recovered from COVID-19 and want to donate can contact the Armed Services Blood Donor Center at 210-292-8100.