CBC News: Canadian Blood Services to open plasma donation sites to secure supply for patients

Posted on: August 8th, 2019 by webmaster

Posted: Aug 07, 2019

3 new centres will be a 1st in Canada for standalone plasma collection of this size and scale

Canadian Blood Services will open plasma donation centres in three provinces to help meet the needs of Canadian patients. Plasma is a clear component of blood processed to manufacture therapies such as immune globulin (or immunoglobulin, IG), which has doubled internationally in the past decade, the non-profit organization said.

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