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Red Cross Warns US Blood Shortage Jeopardizing Patient Care

Red Cross Warns US Blood Shortage Jeopardizing Patient Care
Phlebotomist Loreto Valino (R) prepares to draw blood from the arm of Nora Turner as she donates blood at Vitalant blood donation center in San Francisco, California on Jan. 11, 2022. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Steven Kovac
Steven Kovac
Reporter
1/13/2022|Updated: 1/13/2022

The United States is in a “dire” blood supply crisis and patients are suffering, so declared the American Red Cross (ARC) in an appeal to the nation for more blood donations.

ARC’s Jan. 11 statement said the “worst blood shortage in over a decade” is posing a “concerning risk to patient care.”
Steven Kovac
Steven Kovac
Reporter
Steven Kovac reports for The Epoch Times from Michigan. He is a general news reporter who has covered topics related to rising consumer prices to election security issues. He can be reached at [email protected]
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