It's too cool: WB's first plasma donor

On Wednesday,

Monami Biswas

, one of the

first Covid

19 survivors in the city, gave plasma cells for coronavirus treatment. Earlier, she went to the Medical College and Hospital and went through a series of testing before she donated her plasma. According to many, plasma therapy is a possible treatment of Covid-19.


After donation, she wrote on her social media, “After screening, finally I donated my

blood plasma today

. WB 1st donor— A person who has recovered from COVID is able to make antibodies against it . And if you also don’t have any pre existing ailments you are considered a healthy body and CAN donate your blood plasma for the benefit of patients who are in a critical condition. With great joy and pride I am able to share that I fit all the necessary criteria required to donate plasma and was able to do so today, at the Medical College Kolkata. The procedure:- The procedure to donate plasma is the same as when you donate blood. There is one needle that is used to draw blood from your body, and the blood runs through tubes that carry it into a machine. That machine separates the plasma from the blood . The same needle sends back blood to your body while the (yellowish coloured) plasma is collected in a bag (as shown in the picture). It's toooo cooolll. This happens through multiple cycles, until the time enough plasma is collected, based on the capacity you can donate. I donated 500ml today. This was my first blood plasma donation experience. My feelings were oscillating between nervousness and excitement . The body will replenish its plasma within 24-48 hours.

Medical College Kolkata

hospital is the first in WB to get approvals for trials for Plasma Therapy and I wish them all the luck in the world & thank them for taking me through this. #theimmunes #Medicalcollege#Kolkata #covidfighters (sic).”




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