blood donation

The first major winter storm of 2025 could set back an already short supply of blood. The Blood Connection says donations this week could offset a loss of up to 3,000 units.

The hope is that an improved experience may attract more young donors by relieving anxiety some feel about giving blood.

A number of American Red Cross chapters across North Carolina and South Carolina is issuing a plea for donations, citing a combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and the typical post-holiday decline in the winter. The Charlotte Observer reports that at times, the Greater Carolinas Region has had less than a one-day supply of critical blood types.

Even though the nation is in the midst of the COVID pandemic, other needs go on. A big one is the need for blood. According to Red Cross spokesman Ben…

Blood is in short supply, in large part because of the coronavirus outbreak, says Maya Franklin, a spokeswoman for the American Red Cross in Charlotte,…