Sound off IF you are a blood, plasma, or platelet donor

[hlthe2b]

2. I was a regular plasma donor, having been vaccinated and thus having antibodies present for a lot

of diseases, conditions, and with investigational vaccines against emerging infections that few people have--given my work for many years overseas and in unusual settings. Thus, my plasma can afford some passive protection against yellow fever, rabies, some atypical mosquito-borne diseases, and other far more rare infections, although my antibody levels are likely decreasing over time.

I felt good about doing so, but now, I am nowhere near an equipped center for anything but common blood collections or plasma. While I can do so in Denver, they can't accommodate my schedule, so I only do so once or twice a year now.