People vaccinated can't donate convalescent plasma

The title in my last thread

The Red Cross doesn't want Blood from the Vaccinated

was a little misleading.

I just copied and pasted the title of the video. But the facts are. Convalescent plasma is what is no longer accepted. The premise of my thread was totally correct.

The American Red Cross’ current policy is to only accept convalescent plasma donations from people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have not had the vaccine. Although, if plasma donated by people vaccinated against COVID-19 has a high-level of COVID-19 antibodies it may be used as convalescent plasma.

With two vaccines authorized for emergency use in the US and others in clinical development, FDA says that convalescent plasma should not be collected from individuals who received an investigational COVID-19 vaccine in a clinical trial or who received an authorized or licensed COVID-19 vaccine, unless they meet specific criteria

a reply to: Doctor Smith

People vaccinated can't donate convalescent plasma

Is STILL wrong. You even quoted the title of the video and it says something totally different from your title.

The American Red Cross’ current policy is to only accept convalescent plasma donations from people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have not had the vaccine. Although, if plasma donated by people vaccinated against COVID-19 has a high-level of COVID-19 antibodies it may be used as convalescent plasma.

(Bold’s mine)

a reply to: Doctor Smith

Actually the new guidance is they can donate the plasma if they meet the criteria and the red cross is changing it's policy to match. It just takes a bit of time to do so.

originally posted by: OccamsRazor04
a reply to: Doctor Smith

Actually the new guidance is they can donate the plasma if they meet the criteria and the red cross is changing it's policy to match. It just takes a bit of time to do so.

The criteria. It has to have antibodies. And that's the problem.

Play nice kids.

originally posted by: Doctor Smith

originally posted by: OccamsRazor04
a reply to: Doctor Smith

Actually the new guidance is they can donate the plasma if they meet the criteria and the red cross is changing it's policy to match. It just takes a bit of time to do so.

The criteria. It has to have antibodies. And that's the problem.

Play nice kids.

Do you people ever actually read what you are posting? Apparently not.

a reply to: Doctor Smith

The criteria. It has to have antibodies

So they can accept it, just within criteria. Not as your thread title misleadingly says "People vaccinated can't donate convalescent plasma".

So what happens when there's a shortage of blood ? 😉

originally posted by: xuenchen
So what happens when there's a shortage of blood ? 😉

Why would there be a shortage of blood?

What do you mean " you people"


Jokes



a reply to: Oldcarpy2

originally posted by: ScepticScot

originally posted by: xuenchen
So what happens when there's a shortage of blood ? 😉

Why would there be a shortage of blood?

link to red cross website story

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 17, 2020 – The American Red Cross now faces a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Healthy individuals are needed now to donate to help patients counting on lifesaving blood.

perhaps a global pandemic?

originally posted by: network dude

originally posted by: ScepticScot

originally posted by: xuenchen
So what happens when there's a shortage of blood ? 😉

Why would there be a shortage of blood?

link to red cross website story

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 17, 2020 – The American Red Cross now faces a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Healthy individuals are needed now to donate to help patients counting on lifesaving blood.

perhaps a global pandemic?

That has nothing at all to do with the premise of this thread.

originally posted by: ScepticScot

originally posted by: network dude

originally posted by: ScepticScot

originally posted by: xuenchen
So what happens when there's a shortage of blood ? 😉

Why would there be a shortage of blood?

link to red cross website story

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 17, 2020 – The American Red Cross now faces a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Healthy individuals are needed now to donate to help patients counting on lifesaving blood.

perhaps a global pandemic?

That has nothing at all to do with the premise of this thread.

it has everything to do with your question. You did ask that right?

originally posted by: network dude

originally posted by: ScepticScot

originally posted by: network dude

originally posted by: ScepticScot

originally posted by: xuenchen
So what happens when there's a shortage of blood ? 😉

Why would there be a shortage of blood?

link to red cross website story

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 17, 2020 – The American Red Cross now faces a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Healthy individuals are needed now to donate to help patients counting on lifesaving blood.

perhaps a global pandemic?

That has nothing at all to do with the premise of this thread.

it has everything to do with your question. You did ask that right?

If someone asks about a shortage of blood I would assume that it has something to do with the topic of the thread.

We are still meant to avoid off topic posts aren't we?

originally posted by: lSkrewloosel
What do you mean " you people"


Jokes

a reply to: Oldcarpy2

If I called them what I think of them I'd get slapped with a T&C violation and have to sit on the naughty step.

originally posted by: ScepticScot

originally posted by: network dude

originally posted by: ScepticScot

originally posted by: network dude

originally posted by: ScepticScot

originally posted by: xuenchen
So what happens when there's a shortage of blood ? 😉

Why would there be a shortage of blood?

link to red cross website story

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 17, 2020 – The American Red Cross now faces a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Healthy individuals are needed now to donate to help patients counting on lifesaving blood.

perhaps a global pandemic?

That has nothing at all to do with the premise of this thread.

it has everything to do with your question. You did ask that right?

If someone asks about a shortage of blood I would assume that it has something to do with the topic of the thread.

We are still meant to avoid off topic posts aren't we?

you aren't very good at this. The thread is about giving blood, Red Cross is where that happens. then you asked :

Why would there be a shortage of blood?

I answered. Why can't you just accept that this happened, you got your question answered, and move the # on?

originally posted by: network dude

originally posted by: ScepticScot

originally posted by: network dude

originally posted by: ScepticScot

originally posted by: network dude

originally posted by: ScepticScot

originally posted by: xuenchen
So what happens when there's a shortage of blood ? 😉

Why would there be a shortage of blood?

link to red cross website story

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 17, 2020 – The American Red Cross now faces a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Healthy individuals are needed now to donate to help patients counting on lifesaving blood.

perhaps a global pandemic?

That has nothing at all to do with the premise of this thread.

it has everything to do with your question. You did ask that right?

If someone asks about a shortage of blood I would assume that it has something to do with the topic of the thread.

We are still meant to avoid off topic posts aren't we?

you aren't very good at this. The thread is about giving blood, Red Cross is where that happens. then you asked :

Why would there be a shortage of blood?

I answered. Why can't you just accept that this happened, you got your question answered, and move the # on?

You don't seem to understand ATS rules about staying on topic or civility .

The topic is vaccinated people donating convalescent plasma. That doesn't mean any random thought that crosses your mind about blood donation is relevant.

Now if you can answer what the topic has to do with a shortage of blood supply then please do so.

a reply to: ScepticScot

use the alert button. Flag my post as whatever you seem to think it is. If you aren't a moderator, quit pretending to be one.

originally posted by: Doctor Smith

originally posted by: OccamsRazor04
a reply to: Doctor Smith

Actually the new guidance is they can donate the plasma if they meet the criteria and the red cross is changing it's policy to match. It just takes a bit of time to do so.

The criteria. It has to have antibodies. And that's the problem.

Play nice kids.

That's always the criteria. The Vaccine won't impact antibodies. Anyone who got the vaccine after getting covid and has antibodies can donate.

If you don't have antibodies you can't donate antibodies .. seems like that doesn't even need to be said.

originally posted by: xuenchen
So what happens when there's a shortage of blood ? 😉

This has no impact on blood donation.

originally posted by: network dude
a reply to: ScepticScot

use the alert button. Flag my post as whatever you seem to think it is. If you aren't a moderator, quit pretending to be one.

Or you could try contributing to the actual topic.