And also about who can donate plasma. Plasma transfusion from COVID-19 patients to patients who are still fighting the coronavirus is considered one of the most effective treatments. Thus, some patients with coronavirus infection have been treated in the Russian capital since the spring of 2020. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that since April, more than 10 thousand residents of the capital have become donors of blood plasma with antibodies to the new coronavirus. Alexander Karabinenko, Pulmonologist, Honored Doctor of Russia, Professor of the Department of Hospital Therapy at the Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, explained what this procedure is and whether the donor risks donating plasma for patients with COVID-19. During a conversation with Vechernyaya Moskva, the expert explained that in essence, donating plasma is a blood donation, in which a person does not lose his own blood cells. At the same time, the pulmonologist noted that the plasma donor need not fear for his immunity: “There will be no weakening of immunity. All these products are in the cellular memory of the human body, which has already been ill with coronavirus. He will develop new antibodies. " Among the requirements for a plasma donor are the following nuances: a person who donates plasma must already have had COVID-19 and be healthy by the time of the procedure. In addition, a person with HIV infection, persons with chronic viral hepatitis B, cardiovascular diseases, kidney failure, and those who have recently had a serious infection are not suitable for the role of a donor. By the way, the expert predicted an increase in the incidence of COVID-19 throughout Russia, and the doctor and TV presenter Elena Malysheva told who first of all needs vaccination against coronavirus. Read more news about the coronavirus here. Photo: Depositphotos
