Apheresis

Get the latest Penn EVERYDAY: http://crackle.com/c/Penn_Says I love doing apheresis platelet donation. I help people, I get to read in a nice chair and my phlebotomist (and I have one) brings me chilled cranberry juice. What a deal. When Penn Jillette has an opinion it's a safe bet he won't hold back. Upload your own reaction and get the rants rolling! Tune in each week for new insight and agitation. Follow PennSays on Twitter: http://twitter.com/pennsays tags: Apheresis Penn Says @pennsays atheist politics religion libertarian penn jillette

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[pennsays]

Hi Penn fans. Penn Says videos have been discontinued, so you won't be seeing any new content on here. You can check out our Profile on our Channel Page for more info. We'll still be checking in, so hope to keep chatting with you all! Thanks!

[badandtheugly]

Hey Penn I used to work for UBS in Las Vegas and you did a lot for that company so from the bottom of my heart I say Thank You.

[sh0ey]

CMV is the cytomegalovirus and healthy adult immune systems keep it in check. CMV negative blood is scarce, but required for not only babies but all suppressed or compromised immune systems. If you are CMV negative, please donate regularly and save the lives of AIDS patients, transplant recipients, and babies.

[LanceDirk]

Penn, I really need to know, do they give regular people cranberry juice or apple juice? Because if it's apple, no deal. I'm keeping my blood.

[JLJorgenson18]

I think its amazing that people CAN actually give blood in Vegas around the holidays. I thought that scenario required drinking at all times.

[Refileman]

that is great that you give blood/platelets so much. i myself do is all the time for hoxworth blood center in Cincinnati. i am only 21 years old and according to them i have given over 5 gallons of blood/platelets. and the people there do give me apple juice and even one better, they sometimes bring me popcorn

[Eban11235]

Hey, someone got the joke. Sort of. Sad you had to explain it though.

[ikvsabre]

The policy.

[pennsays]

Ah, I found something in an Advocate article: "Epstein particularly warns of the threat that screened, HIV-positive units could accidentally enter the blood supply through human error." Which is also true for baby blood, human error could happen. I guess it's a matter of how much risk we as a country are willing to take.

[pennsays]

@tehlinebeginstoblur I tried to find info about HIV + people donating to other HIV + people. Didn't find anything, but did find an interesting FAQ on the FDA site. Type in "hiv blood donation fda" to Google, it's the first one.

[tehlinebeginstoblur]

My comment didn't make sense or the policy? If it's the latter, I completely agree. It's discriminatory and based on homophobic myths. Even for people WITH diseases, why can't they still donate to others with the same disease? For instance, HIV positive people can donate to others with HIV - it can be kept separate in the same way that "baby blood" (CMV negative) is - especially those who have very rare blood types that are only compatible with a limited # of types, like AB- and B-.

[ikvsabre]

That doesn't really make any sense.