Politics & Government
Doctor Who Survived Coronavirus Can't Donate Plasma Because He's Gay
He was once a COVID-19 patient himself and has since recovered. But when he tried to donate his plasma to help save others, he couldn't.
CHICAGO (CBS) — Dr. Dillon Barron is a frontline emergency room doctor on the city’s North Side. He was also once a COVID-19 patient himself and has since recovered. But when he tried to donate his plasma to help save others, he was flat-out denied because he is gay.
Barron and his partner sat down with CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey.