AVIP Plasma Donation

DoD Volunteers Needed to Support HHS Program
to Develop Anthrax Disease Treatment

POLICY
- Assistance in Informing Department of Defense (DoD) Personnel of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Program to Collect Plasma from Anthrax Vaccinees 21 Dec 07
  
  The HHS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are sponsoring a program to collect blood plasma from individuals who have been vaccinated against anthrax. The plasma will be purified to produce anthrax immune globulin (AIG) to fight against anthrax infection and will be stored in CDC's Strategic National Stockpile. This is an expansion of a similar program that was initiated at several DoD installations in 2002.
- HHS Anthrax Immune Globulin (AIG) Request 30 Jun 04

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
- Q. Who is eligible to donate plasma for this project?
  Eligible plasma donors who have received at least 4 or more doses of the anthrax vaccine, with the most recent dose within the past 21 days, are eligible for immediate donation without further vaccination.
  
  In addition at some locations, individuals can also participate if they have ever received:
  - 4 or more doses of anthrax vaccine*, or
  - 1 or more doses of anthrax vaccine*, or
  - Zero doses of anthrax vaccine
  *Last dose of anthrax vaccine not within the last 21 days.
  
  These additional AIG programs vary by location, so please contact your nearby plasma center for more details. A list of plasma centers can be found at the Cangene website.
  
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RELATED LINKS
- Cangene Corporation
- Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA)
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