O negative blood donors needed due to supply chain issues

Coffee Memorial Blood Center is losing hundreds of O negative blood units a month due to recent blood bag shortages. O negative is the only universal blood type, which means it can be transfused in an emergency to any blood recipients, regardless of their blood types. Specialized bags are required to safely draw “double dose units” of blood from larger-sized donors. Without this e...

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