If you’re wondering if you have been exposed to coronavirus, you can find out for free by donating blood. Anyone who donates blood to The Blood Connection will receive a free COVID-19 antibody test on top of helping others.
Donors at The Blood Connection’s mobile center in Washington were among the first to receive free COVID-19 antibody testing as part of their donation.
Starting Monday, anyone who donates blood to a South Carolina-based collection group will get an extra perk: Test results that show whether the donor has been infected by the novel coronavirus.
The Blood Connection wants people to know this is not a substitute for an actual diagnostic COVID-19 test. They recommend you consult your health physician if you feel you have symptoms.
After recovering from COVID-19, JL Mann Principal Charlie Mayfield is paying it forward and donating his plasma to help others recover.
One of the best hopes for COVID-19 treatment is happening in the mountains. The 100-year-old procedure uses convalescent plasma from someone who’s recovered from COVID-19 as the key to helping other more severe cases.