“Students who are determined to have intentionally exposed themselves or others to the virus will be immediately suspended from the university and may be permanently dismissed,” the university said in a Oct. 12 statement cited by NPR.
Donation sites close to BYU-Idaho include Grifols Biomat USA Rexburg, which is paying COVID-19 survivors $100 per visit, according to the company’s website. People recovering from the disease can potentially donate multiple times, the site reads. Ammon, Id.-based BioLife Plasma Services, another nearby donation center, is paying convalescent plasma donors $200 for each of their first two visits, reports the East Idaho News.
The FDA authorized convalescent plasma as an emergency therapy for COVID-19 patients in late August.
BYU-Idaho has about 34,000 students on campus and 15,000 online, and recently warned of a potential campus closure due to rising COVID-19 cases.
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