The Latest News Newsletter No. 1/ June 2020

Survivor Corps is the largest and fastest growing
grassroots movement in the U.S. dedicated to developing treatments and finding a cure for COVID-19.

We celebrated our 3 month anniversary and
grew to over 60,000 Facebook members this week.

SEND US
YOUR DONATION SELFIE

We are creating a Public Service Announcement (PSA) to bring awareness to the importance of Survivors donating their antibody-rich blood and plasma. Your donation photo can inspire and motivate others.

Send us pictures of you giving plasma or showing off your Superhero arm.

Thank you, Jennifer Flannagan for being a #SUPERHERO!

Send your photo(s) today to: Superhero@SurvivorCorps.com

SUPPORT SURVIVOR CORPS

Survivor Corps now operates as a project under the 501(c)3 umbrella of Multiplier, a nonprofit organization which helps us protect and foster a healthy, sustainable, resilient, and equitable world.
[Taxpayer ID: 91-2166435].

All donations to Survivor Corps will help to support our ongoing work to educate and connect Survivors to the research and medical communities, and to provide updated information to the public about the treatments, research, testing and support available to those with COVID-19.

Please consider donating today.

MEDIA FLASH

This week, Good Morning America aired a story about COVID-19 patients who keep experiencing symptoms for weeks or months after they were diagnosed. Four of these “Long Haulers” are members of our Survivor Corps Community who have been supported via our Facebook Group.

Watch it here.

JOIN US: FACEBOOK LIVE
DR. PUTRINO
2PM EST, FRIDAY, JUNE 26

Join us for a Facebook LIVE with Dr. David
Putrino
about “Long Haulers” - patients
experiencing lingering COVID-19 symptoms.
Dr. Putrino will speak with Survivor Corps Founder, Diana Berrent about the chronic symptom presentations and strategies to assist this group of survivors.

Send questions to: HQ@SurvivorCorps.com

Dr. Putrino is a physical therapist with a PhD in Neuroscience. He worked as a clinician in Australia, before moving to the United States to study computational neuroscience at Harvard Medical School, MIT and NYU. He is currently the Director of Innovation for the Mount Sinai Health System, and an Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation and Human Performance at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

GLOBAL COALITION

Survivor Corps continues to be a leader in the coordinated effort for the advancement of COVID-19 related science, with a focus on increasing the supply and national inventory of convalescent plasma to help drive the research and development of new therapies.

Survivor Corps has joined The Fight Is in Us Coalition, an unprecedented alliance of plasma industry companies, research institutes, and community organizations. This alliance is committed to spearheading educational campaigns
regarding plasma-related treatments and encouraging plasma donations.

Watch Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s PSA here.

WIDE RANGE OF
CLINICAL TRIALS AND
MEDICAL RESEARCH

The medical, scientific and academic communities cannot defeat COVID-19 without your help. Join fellow Survivors in the fight to beat this virus. These medical and scientific researchers need to hear your stories, understand your experiences, and examine the nature of the lingering and post-COVID-19 symptoms.

SurvivorCorps.com/research provides a full list of
national and state-run studies that need your
participation. Find them here.

COVID-19 Skin Conditions Database

Opu Labs is developing an analysis method and database of skin conditions related to COVID-19. They are collecting images of skin conditions from people with COVID-19 to help with their analysis. 20% of people infected with COVID-19 have some type of identifiable skin condition.

Participate: https://www.opulabs.com/opu-labs-announces-covid-19-viral-detection-research-initiative

ImmuneRACE T-cell Study Immune Response Study

Help scientists understand how T-cells in the immune system respond to the COVID-19 virus. T-cells are the adaptive immune system’s first responders to any virus, circulating in the blood
within days to detect a disease and quickly multiplying to attack the virus often before symptoms appear. People with active COVID-19 (currently symptomatic) or recent exposure to the virus (significant, recent exposure to someone with COVID-19 within the past 2 weeks) are ESPECIALLY NEEDED to study the immune system’s response to the virus.

Participate: https://immunerace.adaptivebiotech.com

Fitness Wearables Tracking Study

Stanford University is conducting a study using wearable devices, like Fitbit and Apple Watch, to track COVID-19. With the collected data they hope to be able to predict the onset of the disease before any symptoms start. This is an easy and non-invasive way to help scientists understand COVID-19.

More information at: https://innovations.stanford.edu/wearables

Help Test the Test - An Antibody Test Validation Study

Enable Biosciences is in the process of validating their ultrasensitive antibody test for use in clinics and in the home. This is the “Did I have it?” test and not the “Do I currently have it?” test.

They are currently recruiting two types of individuals:
• People who have documented PCR-confirmed positive COVID-19 tests. (Anywhere in the U.S.)
• Individuals with no symptoms (cough, shortness of breath, fever, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, or loss of smell or taste) going back to January 2020. (Prioritizing individuals local to the Bay Area.)

Participate: https://www.enablebiosciences.com/sars-cov-2-donors

CONNECT, EDUCATE & MOBILIZE

Thank you to all of the patients, families, friends, volunteers and Survivors who have helped build this community into who–and what–we are today. We pause to reflect and remember those we lost in these last few months. We remain dedicated to pursuing a cure and potential vaccine in their memory and in their honor.

Please continue to share our mission and message with your family, friends and neighbors. Encourage them to join our Facebook Group, follow us on Instagram and Twitter and visit SurvivorCorps.com. We are here to connect, educate, motivate and save lives!

 

#SurvivorCorps is the Epicenter of Hope