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
Recently Added Resources
- 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
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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