Tom Hanks has shared a photo of the blood plasma he is donating to help find a vaccine for Covid-19.
The actor and his wife Rita Wilson tested positive for coronavirus in March. They have now fully recovered and been told they are immune to the virus.
On Twitter, Hanks shared a photo of a bag containing a pale yellow liquid, along with the caption: “Here's last week's bag of plasma. Such a bag! After the paperwork, it’s as easy as taking a nap.”
Earlier this month, Hanks had joked about the creation of a 'Hank-ccine' using his donated blood.
The couple were among the first high-profile stars to contract coronavirus. They fell ill in Australia where Hanks was filming Baz Luhrmann's upcoming Elvis Presley biopic.
After they recovered and returned to the US, Hanks and Wilson enrolled in a medical study to determine if their antibodies would be useful for scientists working on developing a vaccine.
They were subsequently been approved to donate blood because they do “carry the antibodies”.
Hanks recently gifted his typewriter to an eight-year-old Australian boy named Corona who had written to the star about being bullied because of his name.
