Need continues even as virus stops mobile blood drives
Jan 22, 2021
The idea of getting poked with a big needle and having some of your blood siphoned out is not at all a pleasant one.
However, people who are brave enough to get jabbed and allow some of their blood to be drawn out are a type of hero commonly called a blood donor. They save a lot of lives.
Donating blood takes about an hour, according to leaders of Lifeserve Blood Center, which has a facility in Fort Dodge. In that hour, a blood donor can save three local lives, they say.