By Abby Velasquez
Covid-19 came unexpectedly for many of us. Many may be asking, “what can we do to help during these hardships?”
Two things that came to my mind were: Food donation, and plasma donation.
It is too early to know if plasma donation will help Covid-19 patients, but it might.
The reason behind this is that the plasma of recovered Covid-19 patients contains antibodies and may be used to come up with an experimental treatment that could possibly work for therapy conducted by scientists.
This treatment will take place during the summer. Go to this website for more information on how much you can help with your donation.
It is also important to support charities right now. People have wiped out essential food and household items from the stores. Panic buying was unnecessary and depleted important supplies.
Donating food or household supplies can help people who have struggled with getting the things that they need.
This will help families or individuals and also help farmers who are having some issues adapting to these new forms of life during this pandemic.
Here’s a list of the food banks near Visalia:
Bethlehem Center 559-734-1572
FOODLINK 559-651-3663
Exeter Food Closet 559-802-7883
