Curtis Lee

It varies quite a bit how much people are receiving.

It varies quite a bit how much people are receiving.

Mr. Brisenio was receiving on average $70 each visit, but it really varies based on people's weight, the frequency they donate.

Mr. Brisenio was receiving on average $70 each visit, but it really varies based on people's weight, the frequency they donate.

Food and Drug Administration rules don't allow an individual to donate plasma more than twice a week.

Food and Drug Administration rules don't allow an individual to donate plasma more than twice a week.

So a lot of people are doing the maximum, and the pay really does vary.

So a lot of people are doing the maximum, and the pay really does vary.

Oh, absolutely.

Oh, absolutely.

I talked to researchers and academics who said that it's kind of a shadow safety net in a lot of ways.

I talked to researchers and academics who said that it's kind of a shadow safety net in a lot of ways.

There's people who are very much looking to supplement their income in this economy.

There's people who are very much looking to supplement their income in this economy.

They're driving for Uber, Lyft, but there's also this other area, which is plasma donation, and it's a way for them to really survive in this economy.

They're driving for Uber, Lyft, but there's also this other area, which is plasma donation, and it's a way for them to really survive in this economy.

Thanks so much for having me.

Thanks so much for having me.