COVID-19 Resources
COVID-19 resources
This page is dedicated to share nformation about the COVID-19 pandemic, which might be relevant to blood transfusion professionals. Find below guidance and regulatory documents per WHO region, useful links, webinar recordings and a list of publication.
Follow the below links to go to the COVID-19 Convalescent plasma document- or the COVID-19 Blood supply document libraries:
Guidance and regulatory documents per WHO region
International
North America
South East Asia
Europe
West Pacific
Useful links
- To support the haematology and transfusion communities through the challenging times arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, Wiley and the societies we partner with are providing free access to the content below from across the journal portfolio: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/13652141/covid19
- Click here to find information and guidance from WHO regarding the current outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
- The European Hematology Association (EHA) has set up a COVID-19 Hematology Hub where you can find information, discuss and exchange views, and share case reports. https://ehaweb.org/
- The International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) launched its open access COVID-19 resource page and made all ISTH Academy content free.
- COVID-19: What Does It Mean For The Blood Supply? by the South African National Blood Service (SANBS)
- Thalassemia International Federation (TIF) developed materials regarding haemoglobin disorders and COVID-19: https://thalassaemia.org.cy/covid-19-pandemic/tif-material-on-covid-19/
- AABB COVID-19 information and resources for the blood community: http://www.aabb.org/advocacy/regulatorygovernment/Pages/AABB-Coronavirus-Resources.aspx
- Global COVID-19 Resources of the AABB: http://www.aabb.org/advocacy/regulatorygovernment/Pages/Global-COVID-19-Resources.aspx
Recordings of COVID-19 webinars
April 2021
SARS-CoV-2 variants in South Africa and elsewhere by Penny Moore, Karin van den Berg, Marion Vermeulen and Ester Sabino
March 2021
Blood donors during the COVID-19 pandemic: new donor registrations and infection awareness by Marloes Spekman, Katja van den Hurk, Syeldy Langi Sasongko
Click here to watch the recording of the webinar on ISBT Education.
February 2021
Effect of Convalescent Plasma Therapy on Time to Clinical Improvement in Patients With Severe and Life-threatening COVID-19 A Randomized Clinical Trial by Vasundhara Singh and Dheeraj Khetan
Click here to watch the recording of the Dheeraj's and Vasundra's webinar on ISBT Education.
August 2020
COVID-19's impact on Blood Supply in Low - and Middle Income Countries by Claude Tayou Tagny, Maria Satti and Nabajyoti Choudhry
Click here to watch the recording of the webinar on ISBT Education.
July 2020
Convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 patients: donor-, product- and patient challenges by Arwa Al-Riyami, Evan Bloch and Silvano Wendel presented in July, 2020
Click here to watch the recording of Arwa's, Evan's and Silvano's webinar on ISBT Education.
June 2020
SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Testing: Applications, Limitations and Implications for Blood Banks by Mike Busch, Hans Zaaijer, Christian Erikstrup
Click here to watch the recording of the webinar on ISBT Education.
Impact of COVID-19 on blood centres in Zhejiang province China by Yanli Ji and Xiaofan Zheng.
Click here to watch the recording of the webinar on ISBT Education.
May 2020
Vaccine development for COVID-19 by Hanneke Schuitemaker
Click here to watch the recording of Hanneke's webinar on ISBT Education.
ISBT Corporate Partner Educational webinar Terumo BCT: Exchanging experience and knowledge during COVID-19 pandemic with Michael Schmidt, Raymond Goodrich and Marcia Cardoso
Click here to watch the recording of the webinar on ISBT Education.
April 2020
How do we secure a safe blood supply during the current Corona Crisis by Karin Magnussen, Flemming Bøgh-Sørensen, Vincenzo de Angelis and Cliff Numark
Click here to watch the recording of the webinar on ISBT Education
Singapore's experience on maintaining blood supply and keeping our donors and staff safe in the COVID-19 pandemic by Kam Wooi Seong
Click here to watch the recording of Kam Wooi Seong's webinar on ISBT Education
Blood supply during the outbreak of coronavirus: Experience from Guangzhou Blood Center by Yongshui Fu
Click here to watch the recording of Yongshui Fu's webinar on ISBT Education.
March 2020
Update on the COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak: Blood Collection and Safety Implications by Hua Shan, Louis M Katz and Mike Busch
Click here to watch the recording of the webinar on ISBT Education
Can we secure the blood supply in COVID-19? The Hong Kong experience by CK Lee
Click here to watch the recording of the webinar on ISBT Education
Click on the link to download CK Lee's ppt presentation
COVID-19 Publications
- Sex differences in immune responses that underlie COVID-19 disease outcomesNature 2020 August 26
- A Pathophysiological Perspective on the SARS-CoV-2 CoagulopathyHemasphere 2020 Aug 10
- Current Status and Practical Considerations in the Development of Convalescent Plasma as a Treatment for COVID‐19ISBT Science Series 2020 August 30
- Platelet activation and platelet-monocyte aggregates formation trigger tissue factor expression in severe COVID-19 patientsBlood 2020 July 17
- Coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) and decrease in blood donation: A cross‐sectional study from Sudan ISBT Science Series June 26
- Genomewide Association Study of Severe Covid-19 with Respiratory FailureNEJM 2020 June 17
- Effectiveness of WhatsApp for blood donor mobilization campaigns during COVID‐19 pandemicISBT Science Series 2020 June 9
- COVID‐19 Pandemic – blood supply challenges and approaches in AATM member countriesISBT Science Series 2020 July 13
- Industry call for COVID‐19 convalescent plasma collectionsISBT Science Series 2020 June
- Blood donation and the global COVID‐19 pandemic: areas for social science researchVox Sanguinis 2020 June 15
- Clinical use of Convalescent Plasma in the COVID‐19 pandemic: a transfusion‐focussed gap analysis with recommendations for future research prioritiesVox Sanguinis June 15
- Early experience with convalescent plasma as immunotherapy for COVID‐19 in China: Knowns and unknownsVox Sanguinis 2020 June 9
- Guidance for the procurement of COVID‐19 convalescent plasma: differences between high‐ and low‐middle‐income countriesVox Sanguinis 2020 June 13
- Regarding International Forum on Hospital Transfusion Services’ Response to COVID‐19 Vox Sanguinis 2020 June 9
- Covid‐19 pandemic‐ response to challenges by blood transfusion services in India: a review reportISBT Science Series 2020 May
- Blood supply strategies facing a reference blood centre in Brazil during the COVID‐19 pandemicISBT Science Series 2020 May 19
- Randomization amid a pandemic – a critical appraisal regarding convalescent plasma therapy clinical trials for COVID‐19 patientsISBT Science Series May 13
- Blood supply milestones in the Netherlands in the first weeks of COVID‐19ISBT Science Series 2020 May
- Use of COVID‐19 convalescent plasma in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a call for ethical principles and the assurance of quality and safetyVox Sanguinis 2020 May 28
- Vox Sanguinis International Forum on Hospital Transfusion Services' Response to COVID‐19Vox Sanguinis 2020 May 13
- Vox Sanguinis International Forum on Hospital Transfusion Services' Response to COVID‐19Vox Sanguinis 2020 May 8
- Impact of the COVID‐19 – a regional blood centre's perspectiveISBT Science Series 2020 April
- Assessment of COVID‐19 exposure risk in the blood transfusion laboratory ISBT Science Series 2020 April
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in ChinaJAMA. February 24, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.2648
- Impact of COVID‐19 on blood centres in Zhejiang province ChinaVox Sanguinis 2020 April 29
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) and decrease in blood donation: experience of Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization (IBTO)Vox Sanguinis 2020 April 9
- Operational protocol for donation of anti‐COVID‐19 convalescent plasma in ItalyVox Sanguinis 2020 April 23
- Points to consider in the preparation and transfusion of COVID‐19 convalescent plasmaVox Sanguinis April 22
- Post‐donation COVID‐19 identification in blood donorsVox Sanguinis 2020 April 2
- Collecting and evaluating convalescent plasma for COVID‐19 treatment: why and how?Vox Sanguinis 2020 April 2
- Obstetric anaemia in Africa in the time of COVID‐19: a call to action ISBT Science Series 2020 April
- Convalescent Plasma to Treat COVID-19JAMA. March 27, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.4940
- The convalescent sera option for containing COVID-19The Journal of Clinical Investigation March 13, 2020, 10.1172/JCI138003
- Treatment of 5 Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 With Convalescent PlasmaJAMA. March 27, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.4783
- The feasibility of convalescent plasma therapy in severe COVID-19 patients: a pilot studyMedRxiv, March 23, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.16.20036145
- Inactivation of Middle East respiratory syndrome-coronavirus in human plasma using amotosalen and ultraviolet A lightTransfusion. 2018 Jan;58(1):52-59. doi: 10.1111/trf.14422
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