I donate platelets every other week. I’m HLA-typed, so mine often go to cancer patients who are a match. I’ve been told by several of the phlebotomists that while COVID infection is not a disqualifier, it can bump my donation into a more general pool to prevent antibody dependent enhancements in immunocompromised cancer patients. This is a big reason for my abstinence from the vaccine.
I really hope you can apply your skills and insights to the contents of this brand new, extremely important study from the CDC, and let us know what you think.
“I donate platelets every other week. I'm HLA-typed, so mine often go to cancer patients who are a match. I've been told by several of the phlebotomists that while COVID infection is not a disqualifier, it can bump my donation into a more general pool to prevent antibody dependent enhancements in immunocompromised cancer patients. This is a big reason for my abstinence from the vaccine.”
Did the phlebotomists warn that the covid —infection— could cause antibody dependent enhancements in immunocompromised cancer patients?
Or that the shot could cause ADE?
Or that both infection and shot could cause it?