He recovered from the coronavirus and now his plasma donation could save the lives of others

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A California man who was diagnosed with the coronavirus and recovered has donated his plasma to help others fighting the potentially deadly virus.

On March 6, Jason Garcia noticed he had a mild cough and some congestion.

Garcia said although the protocol for coming out of isolation was 72 hours without symptoms, he wanted to be extra careful. "I decided to do five days just to be safe," he said.To celebrate his recovery, he posted on social media to let his friends know he had been infected with coronavirus and was better.Around the same time, health officials at St.

The plasma donation will allow the current coronavirus patient to receive antibodies from Garcia, a recovered patient, to help fight the disease, Wendy Escobedo, director of nursing for renal services at St. Joseph's Hospital said in a video provided by the hospital.As of Sunday, he said, doctors told him that all of his plasma has been donated. The patient who was in the worst condition has since improved, Garcia said doctors told him.

 

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I hope our scientists are looking into this as an option too.

True !... Why the the big brains of Medical Authorities and Science on the matter did not think about that earlier ! The secret is there !... just have to get the combination and open the volt !!!...

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