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SUMMARY:Eastern Jackson County Community Blood Drive
DESCRIPTION:The Community Blood Center is hosting a blood drive\, jointly sponsored by the Independence Chamber of Commerce and Community Services League. All blood donations will be tested for antibodies for COVID-19. Book your appointment now at savealifenow.org/group and enter the code EG9F.\n\n\n\nFor additional details\, contact Dawn Eblen at 816 352-2342 or deblen@cbckc.org. If you have medical eligibility questions\, please call 1.800.688.0900.\n\n\n\nANTIBODY TESTING FAQ's\n\n \n\nCommunity Blood Center (CBC) will be testing donors who make a blood donation for antibodies to COVID-19 at the Eastern Jackson County Blood Drive on Monday\, January 25th from 10am to 6pm. As a blood donor\, if an antibody test is positive\, the plasma component from their blood donation may be processed into convalescent plasma\, which is currently used to help hospitalized COVID-19 patients recover.\n\n \n\nWhat is an Antibody Test?\n\n	An antibody test screens for antibodies in your blood\, which are formed when fighting an infection\, like COVID-19. An antibody test assesses whether your immune system has responded to the infection\, not if the virus is currently present.\n	The COVID-19 antibody test is authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and may indicate if the donor?s immune system has produced antibodies to the coronavirus\, regardless of whether they developed symptoms. Donors who test positive for COVID-19 antibodies may have the unique opportunity to help patients fighting the disease.\n	Note: CBC is not testing donors to diagnose illness (referred to as a diagnostic test) and a positive antibody test result does not confirm infection or immunity\; a positive antibody test indicates potential prior exposure to the virus. \n\nWhat does having COVID-19 antibodies mean?\n\n\n	If you have antibodies\, it means you've been exposed to the virus and your immune system has made antibodies against it. Antibody tests are different from the test doctors use to check for the virus itself.  \n\nHow do you conduct the test?\n\n\n	We draw an extra test tube of blood and send it for testing. \n\nWhen and how will donors get their test results?\n\n\n	A letter with antibody test results will be mailed to donors within two weeks of their donations.\n	The letter will indicate whether-or-not antibodies are present in their blood\; it will not indicate titer level. \n\nWhy is the blood center offering antibody testing now?\n\n\n	Other blood centers have been offering antibody testing at various times throughout the pandemic. However\, due to different testing platforms and methods\, the results were often confusing to individuals.\n	Due to the improvements in testing methods and the growing need for Convalescent Plasma (CCP) in the United States\, CBC has the opportunity to offer a limited number ofCOVID-19 antibody tests to the public in an effort to identify individuals who may be eligible to donate CCP.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">The Community Blood Center is hosting a blood drive\, jointly sponsored by the Independence Chamber of Commerce and Community Services League. All blood donations will be tested for antibodies for COVID-19. Book your appointment now at savealifenow.org/group and enter the code EG9F.<br />\n<br />\nFor additional details\, contact Dawn Eblen at 816 352-2342 or deblen@cbckc.org. If you have medical eligibility questions\, please call 1.800.688.0900.<br />\n<br />\n<strong>ANTIBODY TESTING FAQ&#39\;s<br />\n&nbsp\;</strong><br />\nCommunity Blood Center (CBC) will be testing donors who make a blood donation for antibodies to COVID-19 at the <strong>Eastern Jackson County Blood Drive on Monday\, January 25<sup>th</sup></strong> from <strong>10am to 6pm</strong>. As a blood donor\, if an antibody test is positive\, the plasma component from their blood donation may be processed into convalescent plasma\, which is currently used to help hospitalized COVID-19 patients recover.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong>What is an Antibody Test?</strong></span></span>\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">An antibody test screens for antibodies in your blood\, which are formed when fighting an infection\, like COVID-19. An antibody test assesses whether your immune system has responded to the infection\, not if the virus is currently present.</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">The COVID-19 antibody test is authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and may indicate if the donor?s immune system has produced antibodies to the coronavirus\, regardless of whether they developed symptoms. Donors who test positive for COVID-19 antibodies may have the unique opportunity to help patients fighting the disease.</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">Note: CBC is not testing donors to diagnose illness (referred to as a diagnostic test) and a positive antibody test result does not confirm infection or immunity\; a positive antibody test indicates potential prior exposure to the virus. </span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong>What does having COVID-19 antibodies mean?</strong></span></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">If you have antibodies\, it means you&#39\;ve been exposed to the virus and your immune system has made antibodies against it. Antibody tests are different from the test doctors use to check for the virus itself. <span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">&nbsp\;</span></span></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong>How do you conduct the test?</strong></span></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">We draw an extra test tube of blood and send it for testing. </span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong>When and how will donors get their test results?</strong></span></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">A letter with antibody test results will be mailed to donors within two weeks of their donations.</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">The letter will indicate whether-or-not antibodies are present in their blood\; it will not indicate titer level. </span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong>Why is the blood center offering antibody testing now?</strong></span></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">Other blood centers have been offering antibody testing at various times throughout the pandemic. However\, due to different testing platforms and methods\, the results were often confusing to individuals.</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">Due to the improvements in testing methods and the growing need for Convalescent Plasma (CCP) in the United States\, CBC has the opportunity to offer a limited number ofCOVID-19 antibody tests to the public in an effort to identify individuals who may be eligible to donate CCP.</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n
LOCATION:Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center
UID:e.2043.13349
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DTSTAMP:20260521T191222Z
URL:https://business.ichamber.biz/events/details/eastern-jackson-county-community-blood-drive-13349
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