Red Cross Blood Drive – Poplar Bluff: August 16, 2023 @ 11:00 am

Please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org to schedule an appointment.

Did You Know?

• Blood shortages are not uncommon. Yet more than one-third of the public has never considered that blood may not be available when they or a loved one need it.
• All donations are being tested for COVID-19 antibodies. Blood donations that test positive for these antibodies could provide convalescent plasm for COVID-19 patients.
• Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood.
• Donating blood after receiving the COVID-19 vaccination does not reduce your protection from the virus.
• African American and Latino populations have a higher frequency of type O blood than other races and ethnicities and play a critical role in meeting the need for type O blood.
• In most states, there is no waiting period to give blood after getting a tattoo.

Learn more at RedCrossBlood.org.