One of the therapies to emerge in the fight against COVID-19 is the use of plasma from people who have recovered from the illness to treat those that currently have it. It’s a therapy that is seeing some success, and a spokesman with the American Red Cross says they are supporting those efforts.

Joe Zydlo says it’s a process called convalescent plasma.

You can donate, but you must meet the same requirements as if you were going to donate blood. For instance, if you have traveled abroad, you must wait at least a year to donate, as well as having been completely recovered from COVID-19 for a certain number of days. For more information, go to redcrossblood.org/plasma4covid.