ABC Coronavirus Resources

Here you will find the latest coronavirus news and resources. This page will continue to be updated as changes occur.

Recently Added Resources

• Open Letter from Surgeon General VADM Jerome Adams to Universities (1/14/21)
• Statement from Surgeon General VADM Jerome Adams on donating CCP (12/21/21)
• CCP Educational Video, in Spanish and English provided by Terumo BCT (12/17/20)

COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma

• Open Letter from Surgeon General VADM Jerome Adams to Universities (1/14/21)
• Statement from Surgeon General VADM Jerome Adams on donating CCP (12/21/21)
• Joint Statement on the Nation’s Blood Supply (10/19)

COVID-19 Deferral Criteria Change

• ABC Statement on FDA’s Changes to Donor Eligibility Criteria During COVID-19 Pandemic (4/3/20)

Videos

• CCP Educational Video, in Spanish and English provided by Terumo BCT (12/17/20)

News Releases

• Joint Statement Urging Blood Donations as National Supply Declines Amid COVID-19 Pandemic (10/16/20)

Media Resources

• The Fight Is In Us – PSAs (11/23/20)
• Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng hosted a webinar with the US Surgeon General for faith leaders in Jefferson Parish about The Fight Is In Us. (11/23/20)

References and Resources:

• Workplace Safety from OSHA CDC Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• FDA
• AABB
• Interorganizational Task Force on Pandemic Influenza and the Blood Supply
• OSHA
• WHO
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Cases by Johns Hopkins

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