BioLife Plasma opened a new plasma center in Madison Jan. 30, their first to be open in the city and 14th open in the state, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.
Plasma has been of particular interest for COVID-19 due to convalescent plasma, an effective treatment for patients in critical condition, according to the Mayo Clinic. The Mayo Clinic states the treatment involves giving patients hospitalized for COVID-19 plasma from individuals who have recovered from the virus. The plasma contains antibodies to the virus and can boost patients’ ability to fight it
As of now, BioLife has 25 centers that are accepting convalescent plasma donations across the country, but the Madison location is not among them, the Madison center’s manager Matt Waterman said. It is still a possibility in the future, as the FDA will officially license this clinic in four to six months, Waterman said.
Wisconsin ‘miracle mom’ is united with baby she gave birth to while in COVID-19 coma: video
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
After three months in the hospital, following her COVID-19 diagnosis in October, a Wisconsin woman left the hospital last week to be united with the baby she bore, but had never met.
According to a Monday statement from University of Wisconsin Health, Kelsey Townsend gave birth at University Hospital in Madison,on Nov. 4, while in a medically induced coma.
On Thursday, Townsend was discharged and reunited with her husband and four children - the first time she’d met and been able to hold her newborn baby, Lucy, the statement said.
UW Health tool prioritizes who gets COVID-19 vaccine first within health system I’m glad we took equity into account when doing the vaccine rollout, UW Health Medical Director says
Photo by John Maniaci, courtesy of UW Health
The University of Wisconsin Health and the UW Health Innovation Program created a tool that prioritizes those who need the COVID-19 vaccine so they receive it first.
Medical Director of Clinical Analytics and Reporting at UW Health Dr. Grace Flood developed the tool to ensure the highest exposure medical professionals working for UW Health could receive the COVID-19 vaccine first.
Flood said the tool encompasses a range of data to conclude who is in most need of the vaccine. The data used is the employee’s risk of mortality, age and the Social Vulnerability Index.