1,100 Shincheonji Congregation Donated Blood Plasma as a Group

1,100 Congregation of Shincheonji Church of Jesus Donated Plasma as a Group

 

  As the COVID-19 outbreak aggravates, the need of the vaccine of the novel coronavirus is larger. To make the vaccine, lots of time, manpower, and several clinical experiments are necessary. Also, there should be many samples of blood plasma of the healed patients of COVID-19. In US, cost of the plasma of the patient is about 4,000 dollars per 1ml.

 

  However, in South Korea, there was great voluntary service as a group. The start of this service was from Shincheonji Church of Jesus.

 

  Shincheonji Church of Jesus gave plasma donations for the second time as a group, as a quick vaccine development for COVID-19 is becoming even more necessary with the recent re-spreading of the virus.

 

  Plasma donations of Shincheonji’s Daegu Church took place for seven days from August 27th to September 4th. About 1,100 Shincheonji members who have completely recovered from COVID-19 planed to participate in this plasma donation at the Daegu Athletics Promotion Center, 160 people per day.

 

  During the first group plasma drive (July 13th-17th), 409 members of Shincheonji Church of Daegu had participated with an additional 219 participating members who joined the effort separately. A total of 628 members have completed donating their plasma as of August 26th.

 

  With the completion of the second group plasma drive, a total of about 1,700 members donated their plasma.

 

  Chairman Lee Man-hee of Shincheonji Church of Jesus has also encouraged active participation from the members who have completely recovered to donate their plasma through a letter dated August 25th by saying, “Let us lead the effort in plasma donation so that the blood (plasma) of the congregation members who have been atoned for their sins by the blood of Jesus can be used for overcoming COVID-19 for the citizens and the country.”

 

  It seems that Shincheonji Church of Jesus has never forgotten its apology given for causing much concern and worry to the people of Korea, with many confirmed cases that came about in February and March.