The Oklahoma Blood Institute said that if you are one of the thousands of oklahoma recovered from COVID-19, if you received the vaccine, you will no longer be able to donate convalescent plasma.
Dr. Tuan Le, Medical Director of the Oklahoma Blood Institute, said that while OBI is happy that people are getting the vaccine, it is bittersweet because now fewer people can donate convalescent plasma.
“And I hope that this reduces hospitalizations, and that is our hope, that the need for CCP also decreases, and that is something we keep an eye on,” said Le.
The number of recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine increases every day, however, this means that the number of convalescent plasma donors is decreasing.
The FDA recommended that OBI not accept convalescent plasma from anyone who has received the vaccine. Le said this is a matter of caution because there have not been enough tests to determine any effects.
“This is a combination that the FDA has a way of dealing with, in terms of what then is the combination of passive immunity or active immunity with vaccination,” said Le.
Although you cannot donate COVID convalescent plasma if you have received the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, you can still donate blood, platelets or traditional plasma. If you receive the Astrazeneca vaccine, you can start donating blood products again after two weeks.
Health leaders report that if you received monoclonal antibodies, you have to wait 12 months to donate blood and you are not eligible to donate convalescent plasma.