Red Cross urging blood drives amid shortage
Donations have dropped nearly 25% since August.
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Oct 11, 2023, 10:31 AM
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Updated 411 days ago
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6ds agoThe American Red Cross says the United States blood supply has reached critically low levels.
The Red Cross is asking high schools and colleges to resume blood drives.
Donations have dropped nearly 25% since August.
A bust travel season and months of terrible weather caused drives to be canceled.
The Red Cross says the number of blood drives held at schools have still not reached pre-pandemic levels. CLICK HERE to find out more about blood donations, and how to find a drive.
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