{"id":261261,"date":"2020-07-11T04:47:54","date_gmt":"2020-07-11T08:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=261261"},"modified":"2020-07-11T04:47:54","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T08:47:54","slug":"doh-warns-vs-selling-buying-plasma-for-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/07\/11\/doh-warns-vs-selling-buying-plasma-for-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"DOH warns vs. selling, buying plasma for Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vergeire said buying blood is “very risky” as the recipient could easily contract other diseases if the donor’s blood is infected. (Pixabay photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 An official of the Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday warned against selling and buying of plasma for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) as it cited the risk of transmitting other diseases via blood.<\/p>\n

“Ayaw natin ‘yong ipinagbebenta o pinababayaran ang dugo, gusto natin naii<\/em>-screen\u00a0muna natin ang mga pasyente bago sila makapagbigay ng dugo<\/em>\u00a0(We discourage the selling of blood, we need to screen the patient first before they can give blood),” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said during a Laging Handa briefing.<\/p>\n

Vergeire said buying blood is “very risky” as the recipient could easily contract other diseases if the donor’s blood is infected.<\/p>\n

“May mga sakit na maaaring maisalin galing diyan sa mga dugo na binebenta natin. Ito po ‘yong mga<\/em>\u00a0transmissible infections through the blood (There are diseases that can be transmitted through the blood that are for sale. These are transmissible infections through the blood,” she said.<\/p>\n

Vergeire asked the public to get proper advice from its official blood centers about convalescent plasma transfusion.<\/p>\n

“Hindi po kailangang pabayaran o tayo ay magbayad para sa dugong ito<\/em>\u00a0because this is purely voluntary (You don’t need to sell or pay because this is purely voluntary),” she added.<\/p>\n

Reports earlier surfaced that some persons in Cebu City are selling plasma for Covid-19 treatment at around PHP80,000 per bag.<\/p>\n

Vergeire asked the public to continue practicing the health measures by the government so as to arrest the spread of the disease.<\/p>\n

Citing experts and pronouncements from the World Health Organization, she noted the transmission of coronavirus can be airborne in “specific” areas, including hospitals where there are aerosol-producing equipment and establishments with closed settings.<\/p>\n

“Kaya nga tayo ay nagkakaroon ng rekomendasyon na sana kung magkakaroon ng pagbubukas ng ibang sektor katulad ng mga<\/em>\u00a0restaurant, it should be open air\u00a0para po hindi tayo nagkakaroon ng mga ganitong<\/em>\u00a0instances (This is why we are having recommendations that if possible if other sectors will reopen such as restaurants, it could be open-air so that we avoid such instances),” she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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