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Can i donate blood if i don't know if i have the coronavirus or not?

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Yes: If you otherwise qualify to donate blood, you may donate, even if you do not know if have norovirus or not.

Answered 6/14/2020

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Blood donation: Not if you are actively ill. Don't go if you have just had a COVID 19 contact - because you don't want to make the people collecting blood ill. They won't be giving you a COVID 19 test. However, they do collect plasma/ serum if people who are antibody positive for convalsecent serum/plasma treatments.

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Answered 6/14/2020

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