What Makes Blood Plasma So Expensive? | So Expensive 

It is lol

agree

Even Calling ambulance is same as buying 100 plane ticket

Fishing Việt Nam

Imagine an economy so bad people have to sell their bodies to get by

It’s because I don’t think anybody would do it without that incentive, America isn’t that nice lol,at least most Americans (I’m American btw)

Having a wage or salary job is just selling your time and effort.

@@CookieMasterRBLX untrue Lots of countries don’t pay their donators Ive been donating plasma and blood for years, only thing I get is a cookie

@@nopenoperson7359 You mean exclusively the ones donating, or...?

Helena geerts what a coincidence, the person you replied to has cookie in the username

Hahaha....u feel like...u got dupe?lol Its about do good deed...and sell ur plasma...

You get my eternal respect

Yeah as someone who’s constantly donated plasma, double blood and normal blood with the Red Cross I’m with you on this one.

You're doing a good deed..

Trust me donating blood and plasma are two different ways

i am happy you are not one of those people who would be offended by someone recieving money for their plasma and are thankfull that there are people ready to do it.

@@HidekiShinichi If they didn't offer money people just wouldn't do it especially all the drug addicts. Duh

@@dickrichard626 if you are on drugs your plasma is gonna be rejected more likely than not and you wont be allowed to sell after couple of incidents. But still, I'd rather have them save other people lives for drugs (if their plasma is usable) than robbing someone to get that money.

@@HidekiShinichi You must have never donated before. You can see other people who donate that blantantly show the signs of drug use. Tweakers and homeless bro. Your niave if you thunk they actually test everyones blood for drugs. Diseases sure. Drugs no. However They won't let you donate if you have needle marks that aren't at the location they normally poke you at.

This post made me proud to be an employee for CSL Behring 👏🏿👍🏿

Congrats on paying off your debt! I’m hoping to say the same one day. All my plasma donation funds are going directly to lower my credit debt 😊

All I can say is thank you. I take plasma infusions once a week I have severe gastroparesis which is a paralyzed stomach. They have truly saved my life.

I also donate when I can i'm not doing twice a week because of my work schedule but once a week isnt bad having a little money on hand even it isnt much plus like u said its helping someone in the process is good for everyone at the end of the day.

First of all ppl we're not donating we're selling, ok let's get that straight. 80% of what we sell goes to big pharma to make and sell drugs. Only 20% goes to the Red Cross. They're making a fortune off of us while giving us chump change.

@@samanthajames9080your comment makes me cry 😭. All the best wishes to you

In canada, we get paid in thank yous and hugs

In the Philippines we get paid in no chores.

Wow I just googled what a party pie is and those look good. Not cold hard cash good, but decent. For giving blood we get cookies and juice. =/

I am an Indian, we get biriyani and fruits😂

@@chenniesmile5409 it's for donating blood, not plasma right ?

Yea for once I think the US health market didn’t do bad this time. As long as the blood seller are offered fair compensation, they’re informed on where the blood is going, what would happen to their body and the blood, all the pros and cons.... Then it’s not a bad business. We always need more blood for the development of new drugs and treatments anyway, this way it would ensure a steady source of good quality blood.

@@anthien6451 this comment also deserves a chefs kiss🙏

Lol somebody’s a Watcher hehe

Them people using his ass, yall donating to keep old politicians and rich people alive.

@@canedewey756 yeah but so what.

Donating your plasma. Getting paid to sit there while you're getting fleeced

@@cpK054L As if you had the expertise and equipment to extract plasma. Not sure why people are so annoyed what it's called. Seems legit, though should have some more regulation to avoid people putting themselves at risk.

@Ethan Parks I think it is really great because my grandma needed money and so she went and donate blood every week and she can pay her bills. So it really is great for people with low income

it is considered a donation. search up the definition of donation. 1) give (money or goods) for a good cause 2) allow the removal of (blood or an organ) from one's body for transplantation, transfusion, or other use.

No wonder so many American girls ask for donations through onlyfans

I'm early wow

im third or sussy

That's business..... and that's how the world is made now since 1700's But wish this was in the count i live in cuz i quite want some money

What is the duper man doing here

@@realt0nse psh no you second

What does your name mean

@@trentbrisket1159 I am Welyn’s Lost Pumpkin

@@welynslostpumpkin6463 hi

@Camera c nah fam

Cursed comment

😏 oldest hustle , so im told

@@smokelife6315 ah yes, i believe the caveman traded fruit for plasma

oldest profession

Only fans girls be like

Rather than selling your own kidneys.

Im selling some then donate the rest

They only pay for the plasma. If any blood is taken they donate that.

I like this "paid" blood donation system,,, you can get money and you may need the money for your medications later,, because if you donate it for "free" ( i know , it donation after all ) if you get sick and need medicine , those people who receive your "free blood donation" won't give you the medicine for free.

i prefer to use the word TRADE for monetary gain

I sell blood and blood accessories

Gotta love anecdotes. RU-vid comments are amazigg by

Thank you for that glaring reality lol 😂

That’s the American system for you. I mean don’t get me wrong that them getting paid is wrong though, it’s benefitcal to them. But shits just cost a lot anyway when they get older and need more medicines, that’s why the USA health system is more just old people killing machines.

USA!!! USA!! 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

So sad

they're getting paid for it so 🤷‍♂️

@@marcuskhoo3136 so?

money

@@marcuskhoo3136 I couldn't do it even if I got paid. I'll pass out if I even see a syringe coming towards me.

@@AetherealGirl me to 😭😭😭

I am a plasma donor. I think it looks very much like urine or flat beer. I haven't tasted any.

I always imagined it tasting like unsalted broth

I'll just do it every other month

If I’m getting money every week, I don’t care if I’m scarred from head to toe lol

when did they start appearing?

@@AA-bz1ii then join the army or be used as a test subject for new drugs

@@AA-bz1ii scars on your arms for 50 bucks a week? I'd say that's a pretty good deal :( 😞

You've never spoken truer words!

@F. A. 2 miles? that's cheap, 1 mile is 5k

@F. A. wtf really

That’s just the “why is oxygen so expensive” video

Not that sort of drugs

So attack on Titan?

@@annisarahimahbasri666 MY WAAAAR

Plasma Escobar

@@MarionetteHannah YOU ARE THE REAL ENEMY

Yeah

we donate blood for free here, red cross gives us fake coca cola and a candy bar. i tink its time the "free " or "humanitarian" lies to stop, its clear they profit from it.

@@bonteski2997 you ain’t wrong why do u gotta donate ur blood if u ain’t getting profit

@@GGOWO we do it because we might one day need it, and people need it ,but if its sold i should get paid.

@@GGOWO well probably because you DONATE. not freaking trade it

To survive? Come on.... most of these donors are college students. I did this for years and used it for beer money

Raising minimum wage cause inflation then it would be worst.

Let's flip the coin again. You raise the minimum wage, less people will want to donate. Thus limiting the supply of plasma and compromising the health of thousands. Boom. Lawyered

@helloperson readingthis I agree

Increasing minimum wage = everyone adjusts for how much people are paid, causing everything to adjust and equalize to the same value it was worth last time, stupid argument.

Not really blood. Mostly water and proteins.

It's not blood it's plasma but u are bleeding ur plasma which are precious bodily fluids I would never donate blood or plasma it's creepy ASF n I don't trust anyone withy bodily fluids no thanks lol

@@GamingforNostalgiaForFun they cannot suck only plasma out of your body. They take our blood and process it to separate plasma and blood cells. Each used separately.

yall dont get the point, makes me sad

Girls every month: Where money?

Ya should atleast be $100 each donation

That's what you get for living in the midwest, and no I didn't have to ask - I just know that's where you're from. Because on the coasts, they pay $100

Lol XD what

Yes indeed an expensive orange juice i use to drink it alot and it was much cheaper in the 90’s

Forbidden orange juice

@Sawyer Pollard I'll be having a hard time trying to forget that, that's too cursed-

@Sawyer Pollard Hahahaha

Plasma is really made of summin different

Blood: 55% Plasma Plasma: 91.5% water, 7% proteins (54% albumins, 38% globulins, 7% fibrinogen, 1% other), 1.5% solutes (gases, electrolytes, wastes)

pretty sure some percents are rounded up

They're using American percentage

@@Hhhh22222-w what?

I cant wait for the day that it is legal to sell a kidney. Millions of people will be saved every year, in just USA.

@@MoonLiteNite my friend donating one of this kidneys to a stranger that he later befriended

negative effects? there are literaly none. people in need of blood/plasma can get it easier and people in harder financial situation can supplement their income, and because there is competition and ita not government doing it they strive for best price for both customers and donors and provide betyer quality service. If I could sell my plasma twice a week for 50 euro I would do it, it would bump my income by 25 procent and would allow me to save for home or education way faster while probably saving people lives. Free market for the best.

@@akshajbist1518 still a lot of people estimated to die on a waitlist in the next five years

I think the biggest risk is people who shouldn't donate doing it for the money. Say you're homeless, you know you have a horrible bloodborne disease and you're hungry, would you be tempted to lie on an information sheet and give plasma for some money to buy a few meals with?

watch vid

You can't be this slow

Thats still unfair.

What's unfair isn't 200 dollars for a pocket of plasma. It's that the machine they use is sold 50K when it probably don't cost more than 3K to make

So sorry you gotta go through that.

@@rogerbrandt6678 thanks I appreciate it. I’m much healthier and happier now.

Pay me 700 dollars a month and I will help you too

Same in india we only get a juice . Ur country is still better for that matter...

sabar ya bos...

masalahnya yang ngurus kan pmi (milik negara/non profit), kalo ini swasta/private... yaa jangan harap bisa dibayar....

if you want money Dont donate blood just go to work !!

Yeah but you guys get free healthcare so you can’t be payed much for plasma because then that’s just defecit spending

Aye yooo, if this was Reddit I would have given you gold for this comment.

Duuuuuude! That's exactly how I found out I have Hep C! I'm one month away from getting rid of it. Who knows how long I've had it. The Red Cross said I can donate again 6 months after my treatment.

@@PWRslide_TV nice man!! Good you r ok. All the best too you.

@@gregoryoutdoors I'm doing well man thanks for asking.

Hey guys what are some signs you have hep c

It's how I found out I had hypertension. I went to donate blood and they told me to seek medical attention immediately because of my blood pressure. Now my BP is under control and I have no concerns about it. I'm thankful for the people that made me aware, otherwise I wouldn't have known.

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Blud

Oxygen

Hemostasis

Disgusting 🤮

Cut out the middleman and put plasma donations at the methadone clinic.

I be nodding out while the needle is in me lol

Glad to see you kicked that, i had some friends who arent here anymore because of thier addictions

Whaaat the ffff. You can't even have had a tattoo and donate plasma here. Or have used pain medicine in few days.

Hej

Wow sad

I would love to live in Sweden some day.

And compared to the USA how much of the plasma supply does India supply? Given that in the video it is already mentioned the USA supplies a majority.... I'm going to go with not a big percentage. And add in that India holds an estimated quarter of the world's population, the supply per capita from India just tanked precipitously. Simple economics, bro.

@@victordonavon292 Listen bud , my comment was never about " How much plasma does india supply? " What I wanted was to convey difference between India and usa in terms of blood donation system. That's all. And btw India does not have one forth of world population.

@@pineappleEnjoyer He does have a point, money makes things better. There would definitely be more blood donation if we actually got paid for it more.

So cheap for something so precious

@@pineappleEnjoyer Whether intentionally or not, you sounded patronizing toward how things are done in the US versus India. As if being paid for it was a "dirty" thing and it should be purely by kindness of heart. That's the vibe I got reading it. It just came of a bit snobby on a basic level due to the contrast between the video and then your comment on it.

So you have damage from donating plasma? I never knew that could happen!

Its 50$, no one is being forced to "rely" on it. Also you chose to donate as much as possible, cant blame anyone but yourself.

That's right it's all America's fault You poor poor thing you.

"forced"

I have been donating plasma [not paid for] in Australia for years, usually every 14 days. That's as often as it is allowed in Australia. I have some little scars on the inside of my am, near the elbow, but no so you'd notice. I have never had any after effect from donating.

I donate and have been since last year. That is not true for any centers I know of. I also work in the medical field (although not at any kind of plebotomy center) but you get paid as soon as you get unhooked.

@@Entirelyxtooxtiredx My husband donated a couple of times. I'm too scared. He's got diabetes now so no more of that. But he got paid every single time as well. As soon as he was done! I wonder if the needle hurts?

@@tracybowling97 Shouldn't be anymore than a shot like the flu shot

@@anonfx6919 If you’re talking about the donation process. It is definitely more than just getting a flu shot. About 1L of plasma is being extracted from you as opposed to you receiving a few mL of vaccine haha. Just stay hydrated before and after donation, and you should be a-okay 😊.

Ah, so it's like a paycheck almost

Good job 👍

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It's not a bad thing at all tbf

Clown

@@Kuro-UWU How? More profit for the company behind?

And at the same time surgeons and hospitals make a killing out of it, they could at least cover the person funeral and hospital expenses. I understand surgeons and other members of the teams are highly skilled professionals, but still...

I don't know what happens with the usa health system, but that's sad

I bet if you offered money for kidneys there would be more donors.... don't always rely on good deeds. Money motivates

@@BryceJohnson88 Yeah, and this reminds me the moment with the many "non-profit" organization that would report over 90% of their money as operation expenses, going into the pockets of their leaders.

@@88Xlmk yup. There will always be greedy people. Compassion sells too. Look at pan handlers that make over $50k a year on sympathy

Exactly, they should be doing to help and save others, not because they want the money, the one person said she's doing it for the money which she shouldn't she should be doing it out of the kindness of their hearts

@@noahcooper5969gotta get cash somewhere, atleast shes getting it from a good place

Then you donate plasma for free. The whole point of them paying people to "donate" it is to increase the amount of donations

The way they donate plasma is better than the way you're not

@@noahcooper5969 By that logic, you should never ask for money even for your job cuz you should be kind and not ask for anything back? Lol how foolishly naive. Families need to be fed. The lights need to be kept on. Your future needs to be secure. By all means, see where that mentality gets you. Let us know how much you don't need money

What do you expect? Our economy is shit

@@bulletprooftrading they're not pointing that out. They're talking about how the topic misleads people. The fact that it's called blood donation over blood business or smtn like that doesn't help

@@chrono-glitchwaterlily8776 it is donation there paying you for your time not blood or anything else you donate, Its illegal to pay someone for parts of your body

@@fightmeha3202 Nevertheless, their point is that blood donation implies that you're doing it out of the goodness of your heart

@@chrono-glitchwaterlily8776 I don't think the people in the comments have a right to be mad. In the end it's going to someone who needs it plus its being sold for way more then there giving you. And this isn't every where in America like there making it seem I know people who have donated and all they get is a shirt. Money for time giving plasma= more donations= more lifes saved worldwide. Why be mad. And in the end you can get sick giving your plasma away plus you can get scars from the needles and its not good for the long run so its only fair they give a little bit of money

If it wasn't safe we'd know about it. It's been twice a week for years and there's nothing to suggest it's unsafe. It's not a big deal to donate, it's just a lot of waiting around esp your first time.

We all are whores

@@biologymatric Its blood, not sex

@@edwardheaney3641 bruh it's a metaphor

Ahh good time, the hustle for blood and plasma is tough, we used to go down to MCRD and have the recruits be voluntarily told to donate. Helps out our hospital in Balboa and everywhere else the military need units

Hey man, gets you out of PT for a day if you're lucky and a Free AAM after 8 donations. (commanders discretion and all that)

Good for you, want a cupcake?

Although it'll make you look like a recovering junkie with all the scars from the visits. It's a pretty good side gig.

If you're a college girl start an onlyfans, easy way to make extra cash

@@Hhhh22222-w you forgot having no moral ambiguity whatsoever too

@@Hhhh22222-w OF is not an easy money bro😂 you have to build your audience, promote yourself everywhere and then maybe after putting many hours into that you will have some subscribers

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Poor preparation. Needed more education!

Maioria dos países seguem isso

Concordo, acho que funciona assim em todos os países que tem sistema público de saúde. Lá nos States até pra doação é monetizada

@ Exato, tudo lá vira produto

Exactly if theyre charging patients so much to use why not pay those donating🤣

Plasma donation is not considered a blood donation, at least here in the US. They are 2 different things. We donate blood for free here as well, or perhaps a t-shirt or maybe a $10 gift card (in my experience), which I have done several times. I have not donated plasma yet, but I am considering it because I know it is needed. And honestly, considering the amount of profit the companies make selling people's plasma, the person giving the plasma probably should be re-imbursed. The issue is the big business aspect of the whole thing. But that's how it is here. So yes, I think considering the time involved (I would have to drive 45 minutes each way to most of the centers in my area) and the time spent donating, i think it's fair, at least in this country. But I do love Spain and respect their way of doing things! Also, you guys (and much of the rest of the world) have public healthcare, which makes a difference, I believe. Here we do not, unfortunately. Everything's for a profit here, sigh.

@@sumack1 Yes, we have a public healthcare here.The blood donations I talked about are done to the public healthcare system so they do not profit from them.

Where I'm located you get around $1000 the first month you give, then you average around $400 after that, assuming you go twice a week. It's not going to make you rich, but it can help you stay above water or you can even treat yourself, which we all should be able to do once in awhile.

@@LinkRocks can u plz help me sir, I'm in need of money 😭badly I am ready to sell my blood plasma for that, also am a first time donor, b-ve is my blood group, plz inform me soon

I didn't see any college kids when I've gone. It's mostly people my age (35 and up)

Not worth it

Same here for us Malaysians

Mehh not worth my time i bet they making profit out off it

I dont think it's selling your body since plasma comes back after about two or three days

@@supergleep9692 Selling definition is:- "give or hand over (something) in exchange for money." So yes, they're not donating. They're selling their plasma. Since it's illegal to sell body parts, companies try and get around this issue by saying they're compensating them for their 'time' and not plasma. The hard fact is that a large percentage of these people wouldn't have come to 'donate' without a monetary reward and that makes it sad. And the bigger risk? It opens up the door for Human organ trafficking. People can basically keep a bunch of people hostage and keep draining them for plasma every 3 days and since it's replenishable source it's a steady high income for these type of vile people.

lol id say we're already there...

That’s like saying “Why do you want money for working on a farm? Food is important, so don’t be selfish”

@@onewholovesvenison5335 That's literally not the point, when you come to work on a farm, it is straight up said that it's work, and you'll get paid for it but this is called 'donating' when it's just selling your blood. I hate false labels.

Buying*

It's voluntary....

@Desired101 😂

@@jdjshjs what's to laugh about?

@@cheeseisgud7311 你说不·你想你😞

That's a lot more than they pay now.

I got that refreshment for blood donation

Bro i got only 20rs real juice!lol

There are very strict rules on how often and how much you can donate and they test your blood before you donate to make sure you’re okay

Just out of curiosity, what year?

Profile pic sauce?

Don't worry they'll open more as poverty increases 🤗

There’s more than 50 donor centers throughout California

There's way more than three...lol and if you live near Vegas there's plenty of them there as well

Grifols is super nice! I have always been treated nicely when I went to their location

what do you mean you "cant do it without falling out now" curious me?

Exactly

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No thanks disgusting

@@tinajsews2835 I got a question, can you please shut up?

@@GamingforNostalgiaForFun whats disgusting?

Id argue its expensive because goverments arounf the world dont let people sell theyre own blood and plasma. I cant sell it so I dont donate.

They addressed the problem with that in the video, Countries that don't pay donors also don't have enough donations to cover their country's medical needs, because not enough people donate in their country. So most of the plasma you get in Sri Lanka was actually taken from Americans, who were paid (72% of world supply coming from America).

In sri lanka healthcare is sponsored by the government...so it makes sense to donate blood. But in the US you gotta pay for healthcare...so why let the companies make money out of your blood without getting something in return?

Move to another country

@@coolguy-hc8kt It might make sense, but not to enough people, because other countries aren't able to get enough people to donate, good will isn't incentive enough for most, as shown by the data.

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