2 Menschen sterben, nachdem sie Plasma in gemeinnützigen Sammelzentren in Winnipeg gespendet haben: Health Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/2-people-die-after-fatal-adverse-reactions-while-giving-plasma-in-winnipeg-health-canada-9.7122868
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>Grifols, a Spanish-based company which specializes in producing plasma medicines, has over a dozen plasma collection centres in Canada.
Two people died at two separate for-profit plasma clinic locations during plasma donations in October 2025 and January 2026.
I think serious questions need to be asked about whether this company is exploiting donors and how we can better protect donors and our blood/plasma supply.
*Private medical company kills multiple people for profit, denies involvement.
I was surprised this could happen because I thought paying for biological materials was illegal in Canada. Turns out it’s only illegal in Ontario, Quebec and BC.
Edit: and this particular company has been allowed to operate in Ontario since 2022.
WTF? Definitely need more info than the article gives. A for-profit blood donation centre? Maybe they gave too much and lied about it?
The same clinic was sued by a patient who suffered kidney failure due to their equipment malfunction and them not taking his concerns seriously when he reported symptoms
That’s tragic, of course.
For context, [medical errors kill tens of thousands of Canadians every year](https://www.guelphtoday.com/spotlight/medical-mistakes-are-the-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-canada-5787771), but nobody is running around saying hospitals should be investigated and/or shut down.
Plasma donors receive honorarium payments of up to $100 per donation, according to Grifols‘ website. They also offer larger payments based on the frequency of donations. This includes a $50 bonus for every 10 donations made within six weeks.
Interesting, I wonder what is the required time between donations. This rate is impossible in Québec, as 1 week is required before a new donation.
WTF is happening to our Country 🤦♀️
Lessons people!!! Privatization is horseshit! Do not support privatization
Dam didn’t know you could get paid for giving plasma, that’s pretty cool.
Just my 2 cents: I donated 3 times for $100. After that the rate dropped to $40 for the first donation in the week and $50 for the second donation in the week. That didn’t sit right with me so I stopped going.
You do about 3-5 rounds of removing blood, centrifuging it and returning RBCs. On the last round they mix 500ml of saline water with the return and I always got dizzy/saw stars/panicked at that point. Also, they remove close to a litre of plasma so you are leaving with 500ml blood volume loss.
The donation is based on weight but I lost a few pounds between donations and my donation amount went up, I hear they have increased it.
Anyways I’m not trying to dissuade anyone but I would recommend not getting it during flu season because they are taking your antibodies and vitamins with your plasma lol
Just some things I’ve noticed, not really good or bad but yes I did stop donating.
ETA: I asked every medical professional I came across there if they donate and they all said the exact same thing “no but I plan to”. Seemed a lil culty there.