U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams called on young people today during the White House press briefing to donate blood as the American Red Cross faces a “severe blood shortage” amid social distancing guidelines
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There is no data that shows novel coronavirus can be transmitted by blood transfusion, according to the American Red Cross.The American Red Cross supplies 40% of the United States’ blood for medical use. The minimum age to donate blood to the American Red Cross is 17; the organization is taking extra precautions to sanitize donation centers. They expect the shortage to increase and
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