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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM

TO:	Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM:	Commissioner Steven Meiner
DATE:	June 24, 2020

SUBJECT:	DISCUSS PROMOTION OF ONEBLOOD’S FLORIDA COVID PLASMA INITIATIVE TO ASSIST WITH THE PROMOTION AND FACILITATION OF THE DRIVE.

ANALYSIS

OneBlood is seeking convalescent plasma donors to support an experimental treatment that medical experts use to treat people with severe COVID-19. The initiative’s purpose is to collect convalescent plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients to help currently infected individuals fight the virus.

For additional information, please visit https://www.oneblood.org/lp/covid-19-convalescent-plasma.stml, or contact Amadeus Huff.

Applicable Area

Citywide

Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-14?		Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds?
No		No

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Commissioner Steven Meiner

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Co-sponsored by Vice-Mayor Steinberg