James Harrison, blood donor whose rare plasma saved 2.4 million babies, dies at 88

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James Harrison, the Australian famous for saving the lives of more than two million babies with blood donations, died at the age of 88 on February 17 in a nursing home in northern Sydney, Australia, for natural causes. Known as the "Golden-armed Man", Harrison saved more than two million children during his nearly nine decades of life thanks to the continuous donation of his blood, which contained a precious antibody to fight a rare disease. The…

James Harrison donated blood every 15 days for 63 years to make vaccines with his plasma, because he had an antibody that protects fetuses from a deadly blood disorder.

James Harrison, blood donor who helped save 2.4 million babies, dies

His plasma contained an antibody that helped protect fetuses and newborns from a rare disease. And despite an aversion to needles, he made 1,173 donations.

The Australian man known as the "Man with the Golden Arm," who protected 2.4 million babies with his rare blood rich in antibodies, has died at the age of 88.