SHORTFALL: Red Cross asking for donors to give blood during month of August
More people are now able to give blood after recent changes in the Red Cross eligibility guidelines.
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Consumer News: Millions of new businesses launched during the pandemic, Red Cross facing critical blood shortage
Consumer News: Millions of new businesses launched during the pandemic, Red Cross facing critical blood shortage.
Red Cross: Nation’s blood shortage at one of its worst levels in over a decade
The Red Cross says the blood shortage is one of the worst nationally in more than decade.
American Red Cross makes plea for donations in Carolinas
A number of American Red Cross chapters across North Carolina and South Carolina is issuing a plea for donations, citing a combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and the typical post-holiday decline in the winter.
Blood supply dangerously low in South Carolina
According to the Red Cross, they are approaching a supply crisis due to the lack of donated blood in South Carolina. One Columbia mother is speaking out after her son who has sickle cell disease had to wait several days before receiving blood due to the shortage.
Red Cross: U.S. blood supply at dangerously low level
Blood donations are urgently needed as the current U.S. blood supply is at a dangerously low level.
BLOOD SHORTAGE: American Red Cross ask for donors during unusually slow fall season
Blood can be used in transfusions to help those suffering from trauma, sickle cell, birthing complications and even COVID-19.
Red Cross reports blood shortage that may be far from over
As demand for blood continues to climb, the American Red Cross says the country is facing a severe shortage caused by the pandemic.
