The medical crunch now has started with this blood shortage.
There is a ton of money in blood, and these leeches now are worried that they can’t gouge hospitals outrages sums of money for blood...
I was surprised when they cancelled the blood drive here at work, but I thought it was the red cross that was doing that, so they could develop a screening test to avoid taking blood from CV-positive people.
We gave last week, cannot give again for awhile.
Saw this coming. However, also saw where plasma may be an effective treatment as it has for decades against many diseases. As I questioned, how long will it take to process the plasma (anti-bodies) from whole blood and distribute it?
I am O-negative. Universal donor.
I have been prohibited since the 90s, because I was in the Army in Europe during the mad cow years.
Gallon-plus prior, but prohibited. Low risk otherwise (same wife and partner since 1989).
It still ticks me off.
Last time I got really sick, was when I gave blood...they don’t put paper covers on the pillows in the mobile blood van...and they are little petri dishes in and of themselves...If I could go somewhere like a lab....maybe I’d give again...I’m 0 positive...so I’d like to give
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