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Blood supply is typically lower during the winter months, largely due to winter holidays, travel, illness or inclement weather affecting donors' schedules. But the need for blood still exists — car accidents still happen and chemotherapy treatments don't pause for the season.
It's a move that comes 40 years after the Food and Drug Administration first banned gay and bisexual men from donating blood.
Memorial Blood Centers are offering donors who give a pint of blood a voucher for a discounted or free pint at a local brewery.
If you’ve been turned down from donating blood in the past, you may be able to roll up your sleeves now.
Teens can donate blood at age 16 with written parental consent and if they're 17 or older, they don't need it.