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| https://rodneydavis.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=403912 | Davis Donates Convalescent Plasma, Encourages Individuals Who Have Recovered from COVID-19 to Donate | 2020-09-28 | 2020 | 2020-09 | Republican | House | IL | Rodney Davis | D000619 | rodneydavis.house.gov | legacy | Today, U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) donated Convalescent Plasma atCentral Illinois Community Blood Center in Springfield and encourages those who have recovered from COVID-19 to also consider making a plasma donation. U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis donates Convalescent Plasma at Central Illinois Community Blood Center in Springfield, IL on Monday, September 28th, 2020. The plasma donating process at Central Illinois Community Blood Center in Springfield was quick and easy, said Rep. Davis. I encourage anyone who has recovered from COVID-19 and meets the donation criteria to consider making a convalescent plasma donation as soon as possible because it helps our medical researchers learn more about COVID-19, while also helping to treat symptomatic individuals who are suffering from this virus. Central Illinois Community Blood Center is encouraging those who have recovered from COVID-19 to reach out to the center to schedule a Convalescent plasma donation," said Jim Watts, Manager, Donor Relations, Central Illinois Community Blood Center. "Convalescent plasma donations contain antibodies to the COVID-19 virus and are used in the treatment of patients currently hospitalized with a COVID-19 infection. Potential donors who can provide documentation of a laboratory-confirmed positive test for COVID-19 and meet other health and safety criteria are scheduled for CCP donations at a nearby Donor Center or mobile blood drive. Individual donors and care providers may refer themselves or their patients via the referral form available atwww.bloodcenter.orgor by calling (833) 610-1025. For additional information, potential donors or physicians may send inquiries topatientservices@mvrbc.org. Davis tested positive for COVID-19 on August 5 and has since recovered. Convalescent plasma donations contain antibodies to the COVID-19 virus and are used in the treatment of patients currently hospitalized with a COVID-19 infection. Potential donors who can provide documentation of a laboratory-confirmed positive test for COVID-19 and meet other health and safety criteria are scheduled for CCP donations at a nearby Donor Center or mobile blood drive. Central Illinois Community Blood Center (CICBC) began working with donors who have recovered from a COVID-19 infection in April 2020, as the first donors who had recovered from a COVID-19 infection became eligible to donate. CICBC is now in its sixth month of collecting COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma, or CCP, and patient need for COVID-19 antibodies remains strong. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration permits collection and use of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma as an investigational treatment for COVID-19. Research into the effectiveness of this treatment continues at a national level. CCP donors must be fully recovered from their COVID-19 infection and must meet all standard eligibility criteria for blood donation. Plasma will only be collected from donors with laboratory-confirmed tests, preferably with a test called PCR, showing the donor had a COVID-19 infection. Donors must be at least 28 days from the last date they had respiratory symptoms (cough, shortness of breath) or fever. Qualified donors are scheduled for appointments at a nearby Donor Center or mobile blood drive. You can find a press release from CICBC on Convalescent Plasma donations here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |