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Mercy Seeks Convalescent Plasma Donors

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Mercy Health System
Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith.

With a rise in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, Mercy Fort Smith and Mercy Northwest Arkansasare proactively reaching out to patients and asking them to consider becoming plasma donors. Convalescent plasma may contain antibodies that may help patients fighting the virus. Donors need to be fully recovered for 28 days before donating plasma.

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