VERIFY Heres what donating plasma does to your antibody levels

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ST. LOUIS — Bob Muenz saw a silver lining when he recovered from COVID-19: the antibodies in his blood could help other people fight the coronavirus. • • He donated plasma and got a call a few weeks later. The blood bank wanted him to donate again, because his antibody count was very high. • • But he had a question: would donating again reduce the number of antibodies in his blood, and would that have an effect on his ability to fight off SARS-CoV-2 if he was exposed again? • • The Verify Team at 5 On Your Side spoke to a local doctor to find out. • • Dr. Alex Lacasse at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital is an infectious disease doctor who has been treating COVID-19 patients for the last six months. He also just completed a study on plasma with the Mayo Clinic. • • The antibody level is never reduced. It stays in your system in what we call memory cells. So if, for example, you were exposed to COVID-19, the response would be, boom, instantaneous because we have those memories, said Dr. Lacasse. • • So we can verify: Donating plasma more than once will not reduce the antibody levels that protect against COVID-19. • • Click the link for the full story: https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/ver...

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