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LifeShare Blood Center will temporarily be adding testing for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to the panel of testing for all volunteer blood donors.
The testing began on Monday, July 13th and will end on Friday, July 31st. The test can indicate whether someone has been exposed to COVID-19.According to LifeShare Regional Director Elizabeth Cunningham,
Over the past several weeks, LifeShare has received countless inquiries about antibody testing for COVID-19. LifeShare is now able to provide this service as a way to encourage people to donate blood. When the pandemic first moved into our region, we saw a tremendous outpouring of support from our blood donors. Since then, we’ve seen a decline in the number of people giving blood while at the same time, hospitals are beginning to address their backlog of elective procedures. Since the beginning of May, LifeShare has depleted more than 80% of its blood inventory.
A list of all donor centers and mobile drives can be found at LifeShare.org or on the LifeShare mobile app.