Heading into the third year of the pandemic, the US blood supply is at a 10-year low
- Written by Anna Nagurney, Professor and Chair in Integrative Studies, UMass Amherst
Blood donations have dropped at the same time that the need for blood is soaring. ExperienceInteriors/E+ via Getty ImagesThe blood supply in the U.S. is now at its lowest level in over a decade.
Many of the nation’s blood centers currently have only a one-day supply of some blood types in inventory. This is dangerous because blood...
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