FMBA assessed the situation with donor blood in Russia

MOSCOW, August 9. There is currently no shortage of blood and its components in blood service institutions, the press service of the Federal Biomedical Agency reported. Earlier, the Kommersant newspaper reported that Russia is threatened with a shortage of donor blood, which is associated with a massive vaccination campaign, since a potential donor is prohibited donate blood between the first and second vaccinations against COVID-19 and another month after receiving the second component. «FMBA of Russia officially declares that today there is no shortage of blood and its components in blood service institutions,» the FMBA said. At the moment, the stock of harvested and ready for delivery fresh frozen plasma is 250 tons and exceeds the monthly delivery in the country by 5 times, the press service said. «As of August 9, 2021, compared to the same period last year, there is an increase in the total number of blood donors by 7% compared to 2020 and comparable to 2019. Procurement of whole blood increased by 12%, procurement of plasma — by 11% «, — noted in the department. The total volume of freshly frozen plasma with antibodies to COVID-19, which is stored in the institutions of the Russian blood service, is more than 12 thousand liters. In 2021, 7.7 tons of such plasma have already been issued for clinical use, and another 9 tons of anticoid plasma have been transferred to the production of immunoglobulin, the press service emphasized. Doctors explain if vaccinated COVID-19 can donate blood