ORLANDO, Fla. – A medical student at the University of Central Florida said that he wants to do his part after being diagnosed with COVID-19.
Kevin Petersen, a third year medical student, said he hopes he can help others currently struggling with the virus by donating his plasma. “Maybe I could help cure somebody else, or maybe find another sort of treatment in the future," Petersen said.
Petersen, who is also the UCF Medical School class president, said that about a month ago he came down with a fever and got tested for COVID-19.
The test came back positive. “I didn’t actually get the results back until Monday, so this was four days after I got tested, and by then I was actually already starting to improve," Petersen said.