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Vitalant Now Testing All Blood Donations For COVID Antibodies

(CBS4) --  Now when you role up your sleeve to give blood, you can find out you coronavirus antibody status.  For a limited time, Vitalant will be testing all blood donations for COVID-19 antibodies.

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Donors may be curious about their antibody status -- and donations that test high for the antibodies can be made into convalescent plasma to help immuno-compromised patients battling the virus.

Results of the antibody testing will be available two weeks after the donation and will be uploaded to the donor's online account.

 

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