With blood drives canceled and people staying home, crucial supplies are shrinking.
Given the unprecedented situation, with an increase in blood drive cancellations at several schools and businesses that has caused a critical shortage, East Texas Medical Team Doctor Ed Dominguez wants people to know that donating blood is safe.
Right now, the East Texas region is more than 1,500 units low and the nationwide supply is down more than 350 thousand units according to Carter Blood Care.
Doctor Ed says it’s important that cancer patients and surgical patients have the blood they need.
Currently, health professionals say so far, donating blood poses no risk of infecting donors with the virus.
“It is safe to donate blood during this epidemic and its necessary that we continue to keep our supply of blood in a high level for our first responders, for our emergencies, and when we’re back online and able to do more surgeries,” explains Dr. Ed. explains Dr. Ed, Infectious Disease Specialist.”
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