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By Meagan Bauer posted 06-08-2020 12:58

  

Blood Drive with COVID-19 Antibody Testing for all Donors

All donors will receive a FREE OneBlood T-Shirt and a wellness checkup including blood pressure, temperature, iron count, pulse and cholesterol screening.

Here is the direct donor link for appointments. Appointments are recommended.

Wednesday, June 23rd
9:00 am to 2:00 pm


Here is the process they are following as per CDC and FDA standards
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The first thing that happens is donors temperatures are taken when they enter the bus doorway. When all is good with that they are allowed to fully enter the bus to register and get the rest of their vitals taken.  Only 4 donors allowed on at any given point. All teams are wearing masks and donors will be given one if they do not have their own. . All beds and sitting areas and surfaces are constantly sanitized. 

 

Benefits of COVID-19 Antibody Testing

The antibody test is authorized by the FDA and will indicate if the donor’s immune system has produced antibodies to the virus, regardless of whether they ever showed symptoms. COVID-19 antibody testing will be performed in addition to the standard infectious disease testing all blood donations receive.

Donors will be able to see their results approximately 48 hours after donating by logging into their donor portal at www.oneblood.org. Due to social distancing and to mitigate a potential donor surge, appointments are recommended.

In addition to donors learning if they have the antibody, OneBlood will be identifying additional people who can be COVID-19 convalescent plasma donors.

Our COVID-19 antibody testing will also provide important statistical information to public health officials. We are working closely with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Surgeon General Scott Rivkees M.D., to provide de-identified data on the number of people testing positive and the geographical location.  This information will help in decision making for reopening the economy.

OneBlood is one of the first blood centers to begin testing for the coronavirus antibody and we plan to provide the testing for the foreseeable future.

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