Blood Need Critical, Blood Drives Coming Up in Romeoville
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Village of Romeoville Athletic and Event Center
55 Phelps Ave
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Village of Romeoville Athletic and Event Center
55 Phelps Ave
Friday, May 8, 2020
Village of Romeoville Athletic and Event Center
Romeoville, IL 60446
If you are healthy, feeling well and eligible to give blood or platelets, please make an appointment to donate as soon as possible by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting www.RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
- Type O donations are especially needed right now.
- The Red Cross only collects blood from individuals who are healthy and feeling well at the time of donation.
- Donating blood does not impact or weaken the immune system.
Plasma Donations from Recovered COVID-19 Patients
In coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Red Cross is seeking people who are fully recovered from the new coronavirus to sign up to donate plasma to help current COVID-19 patients.
People who have fully recovered from COVID-19 have antibodies in their plasma that can attack the virus. This convalescent plasma is being evaluated as treatment for patients with serious or immediately life-threatening COVID-19 infections, or those judged by a healthcare provider to be at high risk of progression to severe or life-threatening disease.
