The donor would have first gotten sick....dont understand the purpos of would have here?
The criteria, set by the FDA, suggest that donors should have had no symptoms for at least 14 days. They should have had a lab test confirming COVID-19, which is hard to get now and was even harder to get when the donors( would have) first gotten sick, several weeks ago.
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"Would have" is not strictly needed in this sentence. The writer could have simply said, "...when the donors first GOT sick."
"Would have" is a past tense verb that is usually used to describe something that might have happened, but didn't because a preceding action also didn't happen.
Examples:
If I had studied harder, I would have passed my exam.
I would have gone to college, but I didn't have the money for tuition.
In your example, "when the donors would have first gotten sick" is an adverbial clause modifying the verb "to get." "Would have" is the verb in the clause.
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Everyone will get sick, and doctors will choose organs of high quality and matching type to transplant to another patient who needs organs, so as to replace the bad organs and transplant the good ones to live,
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I think because it is impoosible to get this one?!
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