With blood supply remaining consistently low throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and World Blood Donor Day coming up Monday, Cedars-Sinai urged Angelenos Friday to.
Romero said that when the hospital runs low on blood, it normally relies on outside agencies such as the American Red Cross, but those agencies are also seeing drops in availability, along with increased demand from hospitals nationwide.
To fill the gap, Romero urged residents to donate blood in recognition of the MLK holiday, which is billed as a day for people to engage in community service a day on, not a day off. Early data released form phase one and two trials of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine show that it appears to be safe and generates an immune response
By City News Service
Jan 15, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - With the COVID-19 pandemic leading to a drop in blood donations, officials at Cedars-Sinai today urged residents to consider donating blood as an act of community service for the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
“Community blood drives in places like high schools, colleges and churches are traditionally our biggest source for blood donations, said Armando Romero, associate director of Blood Donor Services at Cedars-Sinai. “With these venues closed and no longer hosting events like blood drives, we re struggling to keep up with demand.
Romero said that when the hospital runs low on blood, it normally relies on outside agencies such as the American Red Cross, but those agencies are also seeing drops in availability, along with increased demand from hospitals nationwide.