A cutting-edge treatment program against the coronavirus began Monday in Southwest Florida. If you had the coronavirus and recovered, Lee Health and NCH would like you to donate plasma to help other COVID-19 patients recover sooner. 

There’s no guarantee, but doctors say it has worked to treat other viruses such as the swine flu in the past. If it works, the antibodies someone forms when they’re sick can be used to attack the virus in someone else. 

If you had the virus and want to donate plasma, you must be fully recovered and symptom-free for at least 14 days. 

For more information about the program, visit the Lee Health website here. To donate your plasma, visit the NCH blood donation website here.