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Denver Sheriff Department employees donate blood, convalescent plasma

Denver Sheriff Department blood drive (Credit: Denver Sheriff)

DENVER (KDVR) – Vitalant and the Denver Sheriff Department held a blood and convalescent plasma drive Wednesday.

Convalescent plasma is plasma donated by people who have fully recovered from the COVID-19 infection, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).

The plasma contains antibodies that might be useful in treating current coronavirus patients, CDPHE said.

More than two-dozen people donated convalescent plasma during the drive.

All blood donations are tested for COVID-19 antibodies, according to Vitalant.