Amarillo Chamber of Commerce recently issued the following announcement.
Event: Amarillo Chamber Mobile Blood Drive
When: September 25, 2020
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Where: Amarillo Chamber of Commerce, 1000 S Polk Amarillo, TX 79101
Phone: 806-342-2015
Event Description: The Coffee Memorial Blood Center Bloodmobile will be at the Chamber at 10th & Polk downtown on Friday, September 25th for a blood drive. To schedule an appointment, call 806-331-8833 or visit https://www.yourbloodinstitute.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/342596
All donors will receive a BigFoot t-shirt*, a coupon for a free bundtlet from Nothing Bundt Cakes, one free entry to the Discovery Center, and a Fandango movie voucher.
All donations* will be tested** for COVID-19 antibodies to identify potential convalescent plasma donors. Appointment needed to participate. Masks required for all donors.
*Donors ages 16 or 17 years old need parental consent to be screened for COVID-19 antibodies and are not eligible to donate convalescent plasma. **This test has not been FDA cleared or approved. It has been authorized by the FDA under the EAU (Emergency Use Authorization) for use by authorized laboratories. The test has been authorized only for the detection of the IgG antibody against SARS-Co-V-2, not for any other viruses or pathogens. Blood drives will be managed according to CDC safety recommendations. Test results will be made available post-donation.
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Source: Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
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