The correct date for this post is somewhat unclear, but we’ll just go with this one.
As of March 1, 2021, the American Red Cross had this on their “Can I Donate after Receiving a COVID-19 Vaccine?” page:
Can I donate COVID-19 convalescent plasma if I have received the vaccination?
At this time individuals who have received a COVID-19 vaccine are not able to donate convalescent plasma with the Red Cross. The Red Cross is working as quickly as possible to evaluate this change – as it may involve complex system updates. Please know, the Red Cross is committed to building a readily available inventory of convalescent plasma to ensure patients battling COVID-19 have all treatment options available to them.
By August 13, the statement had changed to this. It looks like their policy changed somewhat.
Can I donate COVID-19 convalescent plasma if I have received the vaccination?
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 however, the Red Cross has discontinued our convalescent plasma collection program.
Throughout the pandemic, the American Red Cross has adapted its collection of lifesaving blood products to meet the needs of all patients—including those battling COVID-19. Currently, our primary efforts are the prioritized expansion of red blood cell and platelet collections to meet surging hospital demand and have discontinued our convalescent plasma program. We will continue to monitor the situation in the context of emerging information, evolution of the pandemic and hospital demand to determine if we should resume our convalescent plasma program in the future.
The Red Cross is grateful to the tens of thousands of convalescent plasma donors who rolled up their sleeves to share their health and provide hope to patients and their families during an uncertain time.
KMOV4 stated:
Officials say the vaccine depletes antibodies created by a person’s body that has successfully recovered from COVID-19. As a result, their plasma is no longer useful to someone critically ill with the virus. Convalescent plasma therapy was authorized by the FDA to be used by people suffering from COVID-19.
Sources:
- “Can I Donate after Receiving a COVID-19 Vaccine?” American Red Cross.
https://www.redcrossblood.org/local-homepage/news/article/covid-19-vaccination-guide-blood-donation.html.
American Red Cross. - April 28, 2020. “Red Cross Statement on Collecting Convalescent Plasma for Treatment of COVID-19.” American Red Cross.
https://www.redcross.org/about-us/news-and-events/press-release/2020/collecting-convalescent-plasma-for-treatment-of-covid-19.html.
American Red Cross. - February 11, 2021. “Convalescent Plasma Fact Sheets and Toolkit for Health Professionals.” US Food & Drug Administration.
https://www.fda.gov/health-professionals/convalescent-plasma-fact-sheets-and-toolkit-health-professionals.
Food & Drug Administration. - May 19, 2021. The Red Cross Doesn’t Want Blood from the Vaccinated. TruthVideos1984. Runtime: 0:24.
https://www.bitchute.com/video/kKJDrj8y8ALg/.
Video. - September 1, 2021. Red Cross Warns Vaccines WIPE OUT Antibodies and Vaxxed Can’t Donate Plasma. Health Ranger Report. Runtime: 0:59.
https://www.brighteon.com/43a569c3-a3c8-4fdc-ab6d-667b9b6ed56e.
Video.
This is the video that motivated me to do this post in the first place. It’s a reaction to the video above this one. - June 22, 2021. Red Cross: No Convalescent Plasma from People Who Have Received COVID-19 Vaccines. TheCOVIDBlog [Mirrored from 12NewsNow]. Runtime: 2:04.
https://www.bitchute.com/video/EzBdiZZWKOV9/.
Video. - February 23, 2021. “Can I Donate Blood after Receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine?” KMOV4.
https://www.kmov.com/news/can-i-donate-blood-after-receiving-the-covid-19-vaccine/article_ab882f7c-761c-11eb-a260-3ffd6acbb688.html.
News.