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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://blogs.mercola.com:443/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" /><title>Red Cross Doesn’t Want Your COVID Convalescent Plasma</title><link>https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2021/05/25/red-cross-doesn_1920_t-want-your-covid-convalescent-plasma.aspx</link><description>A video on Twitter shows a newscaster reporting that the Red Cross needs COVID plasma &amp;mdash; but only if you&amp;rsquo;ve had the natural infection. If you&amp;rsquo;ve been vaccinated, you can&amp;rsquo;t donate, at least not for the purposes of helping others</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)</generator><item><title>re: Red Cross Doesn’t Want Your COVID Convalescent Plasma</title><link>https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2021/05/25/red-cross-doesn_1920_t-want-your-covid-convalescent-plasma.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#1089325</link><pubDate>5/26/2021 8:34:04 PM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:1089325</guid><dc:creator>clufster</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I just checked the Red Cross web site, and it contradicts the implications of this article. &lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="https://www.redcross.org/about-us/news-and-events/news/2021/answers-to-common-questions-about-covid-19-vaccines-and-blood-platelet-plasma-donation-eligibility.html"&gt;www.redcross.org/.../answers-to-common-questions-about-covid-19-vaccines-and-blood-platelet-plasma-donation-eligibility.html&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Q: Are individuals who received a COVID-19 vaccine eligible to give COVID-19 convalescent plasma?     A: While the FDA allows people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine to donate dedicated COVID-19 convalescent plasma within six months of their infection of the virus, the Red Cross discontinued dedicated COVID-19 convalescent plasma donations on March 26 due to declining hospital demand and sufficient industry supply. The Red Cross tests all blood donations for COVID-19 antibodies. Plasma from routine blood and platelet donations that test positive for high-levels of antibodies, and meets other requirements, may be used as convalescent plasma to meet potential future needs of COVID-19 patients.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Q: I’ve heard claims that the Red Cross refuses to accept convalescent plasma from individuals who have received a COVID-19 vaccine because it wipes out the antibodies. Is this true?     A:  There are claims circulating that incorrectly state that the Red Cross will not accept convalescent plasma donations from those who have received the COVID-19 vaccine because “the vaccine wipes out those antibodies making the convalescent plasma ineffective in treating other COVID-19 patients.” &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is not accurate. The FDA allows people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine to donate dedicated COVID-19 convalescent plasma within six months of their infection of the virus, based on data that antibodies from natural infection can decline after six months.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Red Cross Doesn’t Want Your COVID Convalescent Plasma</title><link>https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2021/05/25/red-cross-doesn_1920_t-want-your-covid-convalescent-plasma.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#1089299</link><pubDate>5/26/2021 4:15:51 PM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:1089299</guid><dc:creator>axkershaw</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I will still give blood to lower my iron toxicity levels vaccine or no. I will not be transfused with anything that contains human tissue. Coconut water is good enough.&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Red Cross Doesn’t Want Your COVID Convalescent Plasma</title><link>https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2021/05/25/red-cross-doesn_1920_t-want-your-covid-convalescent-plasma.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#1089110</link><pubDate>5/26/2021 6:42:35 AM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:1089110</guid><dc:creator>pra3771</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Yeah kicker is..... Drumroll please.... You have to submit a covid test before you give. NOT DOING THAT!&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Red Cross Doesn’t Want Your COVID Convalescent Plasma</title><link>https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2021/05/25/red-cross-doesn_1920_t-want-your-covid-convalescent-plasma.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#1087495</link><pubDate>5/20/2021 3:28:47 PM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:1087495</guid><dc:creator>Keepurwitsaboutye</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;We may need our own independent blood transfusion service. It is incumbent upon us to know and carry around our blood group identifier. A register of doctors willing to participate in your locale is advisable. Preparedness is paramount.&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Red Cross Doesn’t Want Your COVID Convalescent Plasma</title><link>https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2021/05/25/red-cross-doesn_1920_t-want-your-covid-convalescent-plasma.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#1087409</link><pubDate>5/20/2021 10:55:53 AM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:1087409</guid><dc:creator>Sunlemming</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;The Red Cross rejection of vaccinated plasma introduces a new issue which could blow the whistle on what&amp;#39;s really in the vaccine and nanotechnology, etc. that cannot be filtered out.&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Red Cross Doesn’t Want Your COVID Convalescent Plasma</title><link>https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2021/05/25/red-cross-doesn_1920_t-want-your-covid-convalescent-plasma.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#1087286</link><pubDate>5/20/2021 6:24:56 AM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:1087286</guid><dc:creator>ghfinn</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I have no idea how long blood can be preserved or stored; but I feel like I should be stock piling my own blood just in case. “Whats in the suitcase bud?” “Health!”&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Red Cross Doesn’t Want Your COVID Convalescent Plasma</title><link>https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2021/05/25/red-cross-doesn_1920_t-want-your-covid-convalescent-plasma.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#1087282</link><pubDate>5/20/2021 6:10:22 AM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:1087282</guid><dc:creator>ghfinn</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;While reading this mornings article about Bill &amp;amp; Melinda a local blood drive was broadcast, the spouse watches the main; but it snarled my mental mole and brought me out of my hole. ‘What if the blood you receive during a medical emergency came from a vaccinated individual!’ So I started combing through the articles on Mercola.com and came across this one. It still did nothing to relinquish my fears. There is no testing of blood for anything, it is done by verbal questions and those who ‘sell’ their blood have no interest in being rejected. Just another caveat in this wonderful, ... shouldn’t say ‘man made human extermination wonder drug’ ... so this is life, it lives up to my signature&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Life is the only thing, that gets into the way of living” &amp;nbsp;ghfii&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Red Cross Doesn’t Want Your COVID Convalescent Plasma</title><link>https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2021/05/25/red-cross-doesn_1920_t-want-your-covid-convalescent-plasma.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#1087225</link><pubDate>5/20/2021 12:59:56 AM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:1087225</guid><dc:creator>Almond</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;What are the risks of accepting donor blood from someone who has been vaccinated? &amp;nbsp;Or tissue transplants, inc. dental?&lt;/p&gt;
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