Demographics of first-time donors returning for donation during the pandemic: COVID-19 convalescent plasma versus standard blood product donors

CONCLUSION: The findings demonstrate differences in returning donor trends between the two donor cohorts. The motivation of a first-time CCP donor may be different than that of a non-CCP donor. Further study to improve first-time donor engagement would be worthwhile to expand the donor base with a focus on blood donor diversity emphasizing engagement of underrepresented minorities and younger donors.PMID:36550639 | DOI:10.1111/trf.17229

Source: Transfusion - December 23, 2022 Category: Hematology Authors: Nancy L Van Buren Srijana Rajbhandary Vanessa Reynolds Jed B Gorlin Susan L Stramer Edward P Notari Galen Conti Louis Katz James R Stubbs Camille M van Buskirk Kip Kuttner Debra L Smith Samantha G Ngamsuntikul Suchitra Pandey Dawn C Ward Alyssa Ziman Matt Source Type: research