And here is the rest of Canada (the recent jump in self-reliance is thanks to the Grifols paid plasma centres):

Here is Quebec’s self-reliance for immunoglobulin (one of the medicines made from plasma):

There are about 23 plasma centres collecting plasma for Australian patients in the U.S.

peterjaworski.substack.com/p/americas-p...

Hey, Australian folks — do you guys know that Australia doesn’t collect enough plasma and so is reliant on plasma collected in the U.S.?

It’s true. The U.S. supplies more than half of the plasma Australia needs

But the picture looks different if we look at the numbers relative to population. Texas falls to sixth place, Florida to 29th, and Utah takes the top spot, followed by Iowa.

The top five in per capita terms looks like this:

In absolute numbers, Texas has the most plasma collection centers with 178, or one more than all of Europe. Florida’s 94 centers put it in second place. Here’s the top five:

There are 177 commercial plasma centers in Europe (including Ukraine)

Here’s a chart showing growth in European collection centers compared to the U.S. from 2012:

There are now 1,234 plasma collection centers in the U.S. (1,237 if you include the three in Puerto Rico)

Here’s a chart showing the growth of centers from 2005:

Here’s a red sky on Bluesky