Why Canada spends $1-billion a year on drugs made from blood plasma. Demand grown for immunoglobulin to address immune deficiencies that can result from cancer treatment, by @hannay.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco... via @theglobeandmail.com

Thanks for doing it!

Australia collects enough plasma to meet only 43% of patient needs So Australia imports medicine made from U.S. plasma Which means Australia pays American plasma donors

I’m a former plasma center RN. Thank you for donating and improving the lives of those with blood disorders and immune deficiencies. Every time you donate, you are giving the gift of life. It’s a true commitment and you deserve to be compensated for the time you’re attached to the machine. ❤️‍🩹

“Every day, an estimated 215,000 people donate plasma” in the U.S. #econsky marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2026/03/paid...

If I could do this, I would.

If there was a place nearby to me I would do it in a heartbeat for extra money.

“The United States provides around 70 percent of the world’s blood plasma. Because it is one of around a dozen countries that allow payment for plasma — a practice discouraged by the World Health Organization — the industry has established itself here.” (My work is cited in this story)

Are people not aware that we have been reliant on paid plasma for over three decades? We import therapies made from paid plasma

We’ve relied on U.S. paid plasma for over three decades Our first real boost in self-sufficiency was thanks to commercial plasma We will not be the first country in the world to be self-sufficient without paying donors We’ll just be hypocrites again

And it has done neither of those things. Not a single patient was “put at risk,” and our national blood supply is better than ever. Commercial plasma collection also does not put donors at risk either: peterjaworski.substack.com/p/plasma-don...

There is plenty of evidence available already from countries like France, Germany, the EU as a whole, and of course the U.S.: peterjaworski.substack.com/p/plasma-don...

“I’m known as the guy who talks about plasma,” said the business professor, whose X handle is the Plasma Professor.”

Paid plasma donation in Canada #econsky #canada marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2026/03/how-...

Georgetown spoke with me about my work on plasma: www.georgetown.edu/news/the-pro...

Plasma donation is like a shadow safety net in the U.S. $4.7 billion is more than the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program ($4.1 billion) Good for donors, good for patients

Using examples from journalism and donor interviews, the post highlights the mismatch between elite moral narratives about plasma donation and donors’ own descriptions of the activity—as time-bound, compensated, and comparable to other forms of paid work.

From yesterday’s Blood Feud class w/ @peterjaworski.bsky.social. Two very different views of the plasma trade, both true. Donors are in general lower income & drug companies earn profits. The medicines help patients & $$ helps donors. An added plus: it substitutes for high interest payday loans

Meanwhile, patients (and patient advocates) whose lives depend on plasma therapies, “fully support” it —> www.nrbdo.ca/uploads/8/5/...

I don’t get this response People who need money get money and people who need medicine get medicine What’s there to rage about?

Curious about America’s plasma contribution to the world? You’re in luck: The 2025 annual report chronicling the story of U.S. blood plasma donations and the people it helps just came out. A short thread with some highlights

I donated 925ml of plasma to Grifols Halifax today! 🙂 They got new plasma machines today too!! 😎👍 It’s easy to donate & they compensate you for your time there & you get paid extra when you refer someone! 😘 Book your appointment now! Make extra money, save lives & feel absolutely great about it! 🥰

Did you know payday loans wither when plasma centers open? Check put my new radio documentary for BBC World Service here www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

“The most important ethical issue in this space is how do we get this essential, life-saving medicine to patients in low- and middle-income countries.” (Is what I said in this documentary)

The Krever Commission also “warned” against relying on imports. As I say in the article, you can’t have it both ways: You can either pay donors or rely on imports from countries that pay donors. No country has figured out a third option

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.

Superb Interview! Penny Lane donated her kidney to a stranger, made the excellent film, "Confessions of a Good Samartian" & supports the passage of the End Kidney Deaths Act. www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...

The Coalition to Modify NOTA website has a new look! 25 organizations support the passage of the End Kidney Deaths Act. Join our team & help us get this legislation to the finish line! www.modifynota.org

It’s almost Giving Tuesday If you donate plasma beginning Tuesday through the month of December, I will Venmo or PayPal you $25 Details & conditions 👇

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

My latest Blood Plasma Quarterly is out I look at plasma collection in the United States A few highlights 👇 🧵

My latest Blood Plasma Quarterly is out I look at plasma collection in the United States A few highlights 👇 🧵

Here’s a red sky on Bluesky

Coming soon from OUP: Exploitation: Perspectives from Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

The EU is going to become much more dependent on the U.S. for plasma if they make donor compensation more difficult (they’re 40% so-dependent today) reason.com/2023/09/20/t...

Ethicists and others: What’s the best argument against donor compensation for blood plasma donation? I feel like it’s obvious that this is okay once you know a few facts, but maybe you’ve thought about this in a way I haven’t.

If you think the point of blood and plasma donation is donor altruism and community solidarity, then you have your moral priorities confused. The point is to meet the needs of patients

The case for commercial compensated plasma collections @peterjaworski.bsky.social, Niskanen Center