Coronavirus: Without a positive COVID-19 test, many eager prospective donors face difficulties giving plasma

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As doctors on the frontlines of the coronavirus battle look toward the promise of plasma exchanges, many prospective donors are finding it difficult to access antibody tests.

from recovered COVID-19 patients. But again, this process comes with a number of criteria, including a positive COVID-19 test or an antibody test, to even be considered.

Wagner explains that she and her husband were presumptive positive after experiencing a number of specific symptoms that align with COVID-19. “When I recovered much easier than he did I thought I would be a good candidate,” she tells Yahoo Life. “I was unable to get tested when I was sick because I was not checked into a hospital and now I cannot give antibodies because they don’t have a test for them.

Luckily, that is set to change as early as next week when antibody tests become more accessible. And unlike the promise of more accessible COVID-19 tests, Salerno feels confident that antibody tests will be easier to get ahold of. “Blood is easy to take,” Salerno says, explaining that the antibody tests are already going through final approvals by the Food and Drug Administration. “They hope that by next week they can then offer this as a commercial run to everyone.

 

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