HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Central Pennsylvania is facing its lowest blood supplies over the past 30 years.
The Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank says over 600 blood drives have been canceled resulting in a loss of over 11,000 blood donations since March. This same scenario is playing out across the country as the nation continues to grapple with the pandemic.
It is increasingly important to encourage all healthy and eligible blood donors to make and keep
appointments. “We need people to start turning out in force to give blood.” That urgent call-to-action coming from Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for BiologicsEvaluation and Research, as fear about the coronavirus is keeping people from wanting to donate blood.
The Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank says the lack of blood is causing extreme stress on local hospitals, as patient needs continue to remain at high levels.
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