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(BPT) - Every two seconds, someone in the United States (U.S.) needs blood. A single donation can save lives. However, only 3% of eligible Americans give blood each year.
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(BPT) - Every two seconds, someone in the United States (U.S.) needs blood. A single donation can save lives. However, only 3% of eligible Americans give blood each year.
Some organisms do have blue blood — just not humans.
The National Institutes of Health on Tuesday said COVID-19 does not pose a threat to blood donations in the U.S.
Researchers found no reason to alter the current blood donor screening practices that are in place.
COVID unlikely to be passed through blood donations Sponsored Content Provided By Pfizer COVID unlikely to be passed through blood donations Modern Healthcare Illustration / Getty Images People who previously had COVID can donate blood without transmitting the virus, according to a National Institute of Health study released Tuesday. The findings show donors have a less than 1% chance of transmitting the virus as long as any COVID-related symptoms and infections cleared up 14 days prior to donating blood, per U.S Food and Drug Administration guidelines. The agency's January 2021 guidelines r...