Peter Jaworski
@peterjaworski.bsky.social
Ethics Professor at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business. I research the ethics and economics of blood plasma collection
The public sector unions tried to make this controversial, but opinion polls show more than 60% of Canadians are okay with pay-for-plasma. It’s not a work-around or a loophole, it’s just allowed. You can pay people for the plasma, but the companies prefer to compensate for time
December 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The public sector unions tried to make this controversial, but opinion polls show more than 60% of Canadians are okay with pay-for-plasma. It’s not a work-around or a loophole, it’s just allowed. You can pay people for the plasma, but the companies prefer to compensate for time
The ban on the domestic plasma for medicines program came after the outbreak of vCJD and out of an abundance of caution
December 9, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The ban on the domestic plasma for medicines program came after the outbreak of vCJD and out of an abundance of caution
From 1998-2022, the UK was 100% dependent on imports from the U.S. The NHS owned and operated plasma collection centres… in the U.S.
December 9, 2025 at 5:18 AM
From 1998-2022, the UK was 100% dependent on imports from the U.S. The NHS owned and operated plasma collection centres… in the U.S.
It’s not a “loophole” — U.S. companies have the same policy. Outside of Quebec, Ontario, and BC, no law prevents compensation for plasma donation
December 9, 2025 at 5:16 AM
It’s not a “loophole” — U.S. companies have the same policy. Outside of Quebec, Ontario, and BC, no law prevents compensation for plasma donation
Germany and Austria have compensated plasma donors for as long as the U.S. has. They didn’t “follow the U.S.” and they definitely didn’t do it “recently”
December 9, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Germany and Austria have compensated plasma donors for as long as the U.S. has. They didn’t “follow the U.S.” and they definitely didn’t do it “recently”
Think of them as battle scars you earned saving lives
Thanks for doing it! (And sorry about the bruises)
Thanks for doing it! (And sorry about the bruises)
May 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Think of them as battle scars you earned saving lives
Thanks for doing it! (And sorry about the bruises)
Thanks for doing it! (And sorry about the bruises)
Tell them that they don’t collect enough plasma and so rely on imports from the U.S.
(Also, Takeda is one of the largest Japanese companies that operates a fleet of Biolife centers in the U.S. now numbering 240)
(Also, Takeda is one of the largest Japanese companies that operates a fleet of Biolife centers in the U.S. now numbering 240)
May 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Tell them that they don’t collect enough plasma and so rely on imports from the U.S.
(Also, Takeda is one of the largest Japanese companies that operates a fleet of Biolife centers in the U.S. now numbering 240)
(Also, Takeda is one of the largest Japanese companies that operates a fleet of Biolife centers in the U.S. now numbering 240)
Yes!
But also Germany, Austria, Hungary, and the Czech Republic allow it.
Oh, and LFB is a company owned by the French government that collects plasma in the U.S. (and obviously pays donors)
But also Germany, Austria, Hungary, and the Czech Republic allow it.
Oh, and LFB is a company owned by the French government that collects plasma in the U.S. (and obviously pays donors)
May 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Yes!
But also Germany, Austria, Hungary, and the Czech Republic allow it.
Oh, and LFB is a company owned by the French government that collects plasma in the U.S. (and obviously pays donors)
But also Germany, Austria, Hungary, and the Czech Republic allow it.
Oh, and LFB is a company owned by the French government that collects plasma in the U.S. (and obviously pays donors)
Reposted by Peter Jaworski
Thanks for sharing!
I’m a weekly (free) plasma donor (missed last weekend for a liver conference).
A few weeks ago, a plasma product recipient came and chatted with donors. Woa that was moving. A powerful reminder for why we donate.
I’m a weekly (free) plasma donor (missed last weekend for a liver conference).
A few weeks ago, a plasma product recipient came and chatted with donors. Woa that was moving. A powerful reminder for why we donate.
March 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Thanks for sharing!
I’m a weekly (free) plasma donor (missed last weekend for a liver conference).
A few weeks ago, a plasma product recipient came and chatted with donors. Woa that was moving. A powerful reminder for why we donate.
I’m a weekly (free) plasma donor (missed last weekend for a liver conference).
A few weeks ago, a plasma product recipient came and chatted with donors. Woa that was moving. A powerful reminder for why we donate.
Understood. I also have trouble doing it.
The way it works is that Grifols acts as an “agent” of CBS, and so can do it under the exemption from the ban on payment given to CBS in The Voluntary Blood Donations Act
The way it works is that Grifols acts as an “agent” of CBS, and so can do it under the exemption from the ban on payment given to CBS in The Voluntary Blood Donations Act
March 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Understood. I also have trouble doing it.
The way it works is that Grifols acts as an “agent” of CBS, and so can do it under the exemption from the ban on payment given to CBS in The Voluntary Blood Donations Act
The way it works is that Grifols acts as an “agent” of CBS, and so can do it under the exemption from the ban on payment given to CBS in The Voluntary Blood Donations Act
Go on Google Maps and search for plasma centers near you. Then check their ratings. Many are great, some less so.
Thanks for thinking about doing it! It saves the lives of rare disease patients
Thanks for thinking about doing it! It saves the lives of rare disease patients
March 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Go on Google Maps and search for plasma centers near you. Then check their ratings. Many are great, some less so.
Thanks for thinking about doing it! It saves the lives of rare disease patients
Thanks for thinking about doing it! It saves the lives of rare disease patients
That’s not quite right. BC doesn’t allow it. Only Manitoba had a paid plasma centre (since 1984), until Saskatoon got one in 2016. Then Moncton NB in 2017. Then AB repealed their ban in 2020, and now has 4 centres. Nova Scotia got two this year
March 17, 2025 at 11:50 PM
That’s not quite right. BC doesn’t allow it. Only Manitoba had a paid plasma centre (since 1984), until Saskatoon got one in 2016. Then Moncton NB in 2017. Then AB repealed their ban in 2020, and now has 4 centres. Nova Scotia got two this year
And here is the rest of Canada (the recent jump in self-reliance is thanks to the Grifols paid plasma centres):
March 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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):
March 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Here is Quebec’s self-reliance for immunoglobulin (one of the medicines made from plasma):
Quebec collects 27% of the plasma Quebec patients need. The rest is imported from the United States where plasma donors are paid
March 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Quebec collects 27% of the plasma Quebec patients need. The rest is imported from the United States where plasma donors are paid
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March 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Yes, you can. There’s a centre in Hamilton and one in Whitby. Soon, there will be more
March 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Yes, you can. There’s a centre in Hamilton and one in Whitby. Soon, there will be more
We also now have centres that pay donors (www.giveplasma.ca) and that plasma is used to help Canadian patients. So far, we have increased our self-reliance to 27% thanks in part to these centres
Grifols - Give Plasma, Give Life
Grifols collects quality plasma from healthy donors which is used for manufacturing into therapies to treat a variety of health conditions.
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March 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
We also now have centres that pay donors (www.giveplasma.ca) and that plasma is used to help Canadian patients. So far, we have increased our self-reliance to 27% thanks in part to these centres
In what country is this?
March 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
In what country is this?