2020 was filled with conversations about bacteria, viruses and how to stay safe from germs. What you did not hear was that every year seasonal illnesses and bad weather deplete the blood banks across America.
January brings an opportunity to donate blood and help fill the blood banks to continue to fight illnesses. Your help is needed! Plus, if you haven’t heard, some blood donation centers are also testing for Covid antibodies to see if you have already had the disease and fought it off. BAM! A two-for-one score when you donate during National Blood Donor Month (started in 1969).
Facts:
- Millions of people including cancer patients, organ recipients, and victims of accidents rely on blood donations.
- About 36,000 units of red blood cells and 7,000 units of platelets are needed every single day in the U.S.
- A single car accident victim may need up to 100 pints of blood to survive.
- 38% of our population is eligible to donate, but less than 10% actually do.
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