ABC Coronavirus Resources

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

COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma

• ABC Press Release
• Joint Statement on COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma
• ABC Statement on COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma

COVID-19 Deferral Criteria Change

• ABC Statement on FDA’s Changes to Donor Eligibility Criteria During COVID-19 Pandemic

Recently Added Resources

• Q & A: The Impact of Coronavirus on the U.S. Blood Supply

Videos

• U.S. Surgeon General: Blood donations are needed right now
• FDA Urges People to Donate Blood
• Video of Peter Marks, MD, PhD of FDA’s CBER
• Clips/statements from leadership at ABC, AABB, ARC, the Armed Services Blood Program.

Positions

• Joint Letter to CDC on Importance of Blood Donation (3/12/20)
• ABC Statement on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) (3/2/20)
• AABB Interorganizational Task Force on Domestic Disasters and Acts of Terrorism Joint Statement (3/4/20)

News Releases

• Joint Press Release with America’s Blood Centers, AABB, American Red Cross and Armed Services Blood Program (3/12/20)
• ABC Press Release (3/9/20)
• AABB Interorganizational Task Force on Domestic Disasters and Acts of Terrorism Press Release (3/5/20)

Overview Resources

• Q & A: The Impact of Coronavirus on the U.S. Blood Supply (3/24/20)
• AABB Interorganizational Task Force on Domestic Disasters and Acts of Terrorism Coronavirus and Blood Donation Talking Points (3/4/20)

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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