For-profit plasma could spell disaster for Canada’s blood supply
For-profit plasma could spell disaster for Canada’s blood supply
For Immediate Release February 20, 2024 TORONTO – OPSEU/SEFPO condemns the announcement by Canadian Blood Services that for-profit multinational pharmaceutical company Grifols will open paid plasma collection sites in Whitby, Cambridge, Hamilton in late 2024 and 2025. Grifols will be operating under...
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But you can't force people to donate, so you pay people to entice them, with inflation like it is a cookie and cup of juice ain't enough for even my time
Yes, and notably, this isn't about regular blood donation. Plasma donation specifically is a time consuming process, taking 1-2 hours. I don't think not compensating regular blood donors results in the same kind of shortage.