The Plasma Professor
@petermjaworski
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Ethicist. Canadian. Faculty, @MSBGU. I mostly research and tweet about paid plasma. Projects: https://t.co/YaWlub47ey and https://t.co/xHT2KCR0ZY
Washington, DC
Joined February 2009
Ever wondered what it’s like to donate plasma? ✨ Our team member Megan went through the entire process, from check-in to donation, and is sharing what her experience looked like step by step. Plasma from donations like hers are used to create life-saving medicines for people
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It’s International #PlasmaAwarenessWeek! 💙 Plasma is powerful. From saving the lives of PI patients to treating neurological and autoimmune conditions, plasma-derived therapies are essential. Yet, less than 5% of eligible people donate plasma—and patients need thousands of
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🩸🩸 «Es l'hora de pagar pel plasma. La compensació de les donacions voluntàries de plasma» #CompensarElPlasma podria multiplicar per set la nostra provisió d'hemoderivats. Informe coordinat per @petermjaworski de @Georgetown. https://t.co/jL8HBCAml9
💛 Setmana Mundial de la Donació de Plasma! 🌎 A Catalunya necessitem arribar a les 50.000 donacions anuals per ser autosuficients. 💪 Si cada donant fa almenys 3 donacions l’any, ho aconseguirem junts Uneix-te a l’Equip d’Or i demana hora 👉 https://t.co/tKg5TkRLXT
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Some really good news here
Ukraine has officially initiated #NewbornScreening for #SCID, a life-saving step that ensures earlier diagnosis, treatment, and brighter futures for babies born with this rare condition. ✨Every milestone like this brings us closer to a world where all newborns have the chance
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Join me & @UVALaw 3L Denise Azadeh as we discuss the End Kidney Deaths Act w/ Elaine Perlman @waitlistzero
https://t.co/kpSr8KBb5P
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Just noticed on my recent reread this concluding sentence to @petermjaworski piece, Bloody Well Pay Them: "It’s in us to give, rather than merely take. Now is the time for us to contribute." I'm looking at you Canzuk--still takers, 5 years later
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The ASI’s latest paper , authored by Georgetown University academic Peter M. Jaworski, explains why blood plasma donors should be remunerated: Blood plasma is used in a wide, and growing, range of...
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🚨 Finland has completed the implementation of #NewbornScreening for #SCID! 🇫🇮 This incredible step forward means newborns in Finland will now have access to early identification, diagnosis, and treatment, giving them the best chance at a healthy life. 💙 Together, we’re moving
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Fantastic news today from WHO. Following a detailed campaign and 3 submissions by @wfhemophilia all the changes they recommended have been made to the 2025 Essential Medicines List Non-pathogen reduced (PR) Cryo and PR Cryo removed from list for prophylaxis in Haemophilia A 1/4
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🙌 Yes! 💯
donating plasma is so sweet cuz you get sweets, giftcards n paid to help others😭
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New RCT finds that helping others improves well-being more than "self-kindness", with befits for depressed mood, anxiety, and loneliness. https://t.co/1GJYjzYnj0
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Did you know that #PlasmaDonations are the foundation of treatment for many people with PI? Infusions made from donated #plasma help patients fight off infections and live more fully - week after week, month after month. If you're a plasma donor: thank you. If you're thinking
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Isn’t the therapeutic power of plasma incredible? We’ve compiled a list of 9 everyday uses of plasma-derived medicines on our website, which you can explore to learn more about how plasma uniquely saves lives daily. https://t.co/mBqdWAC3cj
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Hoyas Win!!
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What @mario4thenorth is not telling you: we do not collect enough plasma for immunoglobulin, and so have relied on American plasma for more than two decades Thank God Americans aren’t as small-minded as some Canadians are when it comes to plasma
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This is the mother of ignorance Your generous donations are used to help patients in Canada first, but we have excess albumin. We can either throw it away or allow it to be used by patients in other countries. Are we so small-minded and selfish we’d rather it be destroyed?
BREAKING: this is the mother of all betrayals. Canadian Blood Services is providing Canadian donated plasma to Grifols, a foreign owned entity, to be then sold for a PROFIT. OUR GENEROUS DONATION is given to a foreign entity TO PROFIT OFF OF US. In addition, Brookfield
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Just to explain: Plasma contains multiple proteins each of which are turned into medicine. Canada collects more than enough plasma for our albumin needs. We have excess albumin which we have no use for. (We don’t come close to collecting enough for our immunoglobulin needs)
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We collect enough plasma for albumin. So the choice is *throw it away* or sell it abroad We don’t collect enough plasma for immunoglobulin (27% self-reliant), so we buy from U.S. Would the Conservatives prefer we threw medicine away & the U.S. not sell to us?
BREAKING Conservatives are calling for an investigation into foreign corporations cashing in on Canadians’ blood. The Globe and Mail reports that Spanish drugmaker Grifols is selling products made with plasma obtained from Canadian blood donations despite Canadian Blood
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Inspired by the streaming community to donate plasma? We want to hear your story! Reply to this tweet and share your experience with us. 💙
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Nobody should ever knock anybody for donating plasma. It saves lives. Thanks for doing it, and I’m glad the money came in handy
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