There is a desperate need for blood drives to continue. Even during the coronavirus pandemic, people will still need life-saving blood, platelets, and plasma... for things like surgeries, blood loss from accidents and other emergencies, or maintaining health during cancer treatments.
One of the most important things you can do to ensure we don’t have another health care crisis on top of coronavirus is to give now.
Giving blood is considered an essential community service. As part of our nation’s critical infrastructure, healthy individuals can still donate in areas that have issued shelter in place declarations.
Donating is a safe process and people should not hesitate to give or receive blood or platelets. Both the Red Cross and Community Blood Bank have implemented additional precautions to ensure safety of donors and staff.
Listen to the interview with Lisa Landis, spokesperson for the Greater Pittsburgh Area Red Cross.