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)
- Statement from Surgeon General VADM Jerome Adams on donating CCP (12/21)
- CCP Educational Video, provided by Terumo BCT (12/17)
COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma
- Open Letter from Surgeon General VADM Jerome Adams to Universities (1/14)
- Statement from Surgeon General VADM Jerome Adams on donating CCP (12/21)
- Joint Statement on the Nation’s Blood Supply (10/19)
- ABC Press Release (4/6)
- Joint Statement on COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma (4/6)
- ABC Statement on COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma (4/3)
- Microsoft’s The Fight is in Us (4/1)
COVID-19 Deferral Criteria Change
Videos
- CCP Educational Video, provided by Terumo BCT (12/17)
- U.S. Surgeon General: Blood donations are needed right now (3/19)
- FDA Urges People to Donate Blood (3/12)
- Video of Peter Marks, MD, PhD of FDA’s CBER (3/12)
- Clips/statements from leadership at ABC, AABB, ARC, the Armed Services Blood Program. (3/12)
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 Statement Urging Blood Donations as National Supply Declines Amid COVID-19 Pandemic (10/16/20)
- ABC Updated Statement on COVID-19 (4/3/20)
- Message to Blood Donors During the COVID-19 Pandemic – provided by AABB Disaster Task Force (last updated 04/06/20)
- Q & A: The Impact of Coronavirus on the U.S. Blood Supply (3/23)
- 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)
Media Resources
- The Fight Is In Us – PSAs (11/23)
- 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)
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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