Recently received work emails that there is a Nat’l critical blood shortage ; especially both O neg and pos Says the shortages are expected to last until early summer. How can this be determined, I ponder. All Patient’s blood type is now visible in charting system.
Weird
I am O-Negative and have donated every time for decades... up until Jan. 2020 when this Covid crap started.
I am unvaxed and refuse to donate blood until the "Covid crisis" is over. They can forget it. The only exception is if an unvaxed person in Houston needs unvaxed blood... I will make a dedicated donation to that person.
While masks and mandates continue, they will not get a drop of my blood.
I'm O positive. But also Q positive.
Same
We are evolving deeper into tha alphabet.
Ditto. I get emails at least 3 times per week. I donated every 2 months through August of this year when they told me I had to wear a mask to donate. OSHA.
I left without donating and haven't since. Called and emailed them to let me know when the mask mandate is over and I will come back in.
I just know that I'm being especially careful these days, especially with my driving. I do NOT want to end up needing a transfusion now with so many people with polluted bloodstreams due to vaccines.