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Recovered From COVID & Want To Donate Plasma? Read Govt Guidelines First

By
OB Bureau

New Delhi: The Centre has released guidelines for people who have recovered from COVID-19 and want to donate plasma to other infected patients.

Here are the guidelines:

1. Always carry a hard copy of the COVID-19 negative report (RT-PCR) within 4 months of the day of donation and your Aadhar Card (front and back).

2. Donate only after 14 days of a COVID-19 positive report if the person is asymptomatic or after 14 days of symptoms if the person is symptomatic.

3. Women who have ever been pregnant cannot donate COVID-19 convalescent plasma.

4. A person who has received COVID-19 vaccination will not be able to donate plasma for 28 days from the date of vaccination.

5. A person can not donate if he/she gets rejected for the lack of adequate antibodies in the blood.

6. Please contact hospital authorities for any other information in advance, on phone.

 

OB Bureau

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