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Blood banks phase out collecting convalescent plasma, but fear a US blood shortage Updated 3:35 PM ET, Sat April 24, 2021 An electronic screen in New York City in August shows an advertisement calling for plasma donation from patients recovered from Covid-19. (CNN)In the early months of the pandemic, blood donation centers around the country rushed to collect convalescent plasma as it was seen as a potential wonder treatment for Covid-19. Now many are moving away from plasma collection, and even doing away with antibody testing to find volunteers who want to donate. With vaccinations up ...

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Tom Banse / NW News Network Listen / Three years ago on December 18, a speeding Amtrak Cascades train bound for Portland derailed near DuPont, Washington, and tumbled onto Interstate 5. The crash killed three passengers and injured scores of others. An Olympia woman marked the anniversary Friday by going back to her local blood donation center to achieve a related, but happier milestone. On the morning of the Amtrak Cascades 501 derailment, Kaitlan Vasquez was getting ready to commute up I-5 to the therapist job she had at the time in Pierce County. She soon realized work would ...

'I knew I needed to go out' says blood donor marking anniversary of deadly Amtrak derailment Three years ago on December 18, a speeding Amtrak Cascades train bound for Portland derailed near DuPont, Washington, and tumbled onto Interstate 5. The crash killed three passengers and injured scores of others. An Olympia woman marked the anniversary Friday by going back to her local blood donation center to achieve a related, but happier milestone. On the morning of the Amtrak Cascades 501 derailment, Kaitlan Vasquez was getting ready to commute up I-5 to the therapist job she had at the time in Pi...