Twice a week, Jerry Timblin makes a short drive from Exeter to donate plasma at the Octapharma Plasma center on Mooney Boulevard in Visalia.
Actor Bryan Cranston said he contracted and recovered from COVID-19 and has donated his plasma because it contains antibodies.
The family of a Florida mother is asking for plasma donations as she battles COVID-19 after delivering twins just last week.
The Central California Blood Center needs plasma now more than ever as health officials see a spike in people going to the hospital for the coronavirus.
More than 23,000 people across the country have gotten plasma transfusions so far.
