How do we…form and coordinate a national serosurvey of SARS-CoV-2 within the blood collection industry?
Rebecca V FinkLois FisherHasan SulaemanHoney DaveMatthew E LevyLily McCannClara DiGermanioEdward P NotariValerie GreenSherri CyrusPhillip WilliamsonPaula SaáJames M HaynesJamel GrovesSunitha MathewZhanna KaidarovaRoberta BruhnEduard GrebeJean OpsomerJefferson M JonesMaureen J MillerMichael P BuschMars StonePublished in: Transfusion (2022)
The study adapted operations as the pandemic evolved, changing specimen flow and testing algorithms, and collecting additional data elements in response to changing policies on universal blood donation screening and administration of SARS-CoV-2 spike-based vaccines. The national serosurvey demonstrated the utility of serosurveillance testing of residual blood donations and highlighted the role of the blood collection industry in public-private partnerships during a public health emergency.