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The American Red Cross is putting out the call for bd donors.

We are now facing a severe blood shortage across the country.

Peter Brown is the executie director of the Pennsylvana Rivers Chapter.

He says the shortages due a combination of decreased donations throughout the pandemic and this season wn we were struggling with Co, we very quickly adapted and came up with new ways to dr blood collection with more space between tables, safey and cleaning precautions, screening donors.

So it's a very safe thing o do.

Brown says summertime is as a more challenging time to maintain blood supply becae more people are traveling , more activities are happen.

So there are more trauma situations, he says.

It's also vacation season,o people are not taking the e to schedule themselves to donate, resulting in the interruption of a constantd for supply.

Blood has a very limited sf life, standard blood.

We can keep for less than a month.

Platelets, which are the clotting part of your bloos critical for people receivg chemotherapy.

They have a five day life .

Type O blood can be given o anybody with a positive bld type and O negative can be given to everyone, Brown as at a Covid shot does not sp you from donating.

They're going to ask you wh vaccination type that you d because that's part of the screening process.

Even if you were vaccinated three weeks ago, you can sl be eligible to donate blood today.

An easy way to find a blood drive is by visiting Red Cs blood Dog.

It's a simple safe, easy ad convenient way to make a difference in your communi.

The Red Cross is always log for churches, companies and organizations that want to sponsor blood drives for P. I'm Brittany Sweeney your health checkup is brought o you by the generous supporf capital Blue Cross.

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