Military Seeks Blood Donors to Help Combat Shortage
Mon, 01/24/2022 - 06:50
Military officials are asking for blood donors to step forward in the new year.
“Blood supply is critically low across the nation,” Col. Audra Taylor, the Armed Services Blood Program’s division chief, said in a press release. The program provides blood products to service members, their families, retirees and veterans around the world.
Donations typically drop during the holiday and winter months, Taylor said, especially as people go on leave or vacation.
This year, like last year, the decline in donations is exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the health and safety restrictions that come with it, Taylor said.
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