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.
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