Mastodawn

"A growing number of patients who need transfusions are asking for blood from unvaccinated donors, a difficult request to honor, given that blood centers don’t ask donors if they’ve been vaccinated and don’t label blood according to vaccinated status.

These requests often delay care and, in some cases, harm patients’ health..."

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/more-people-requesting-unvaccinated-blood-themselves-or-their-children

Study: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/trf.70195

#healthcare #hospitals #blood #transfusions #vaccines #immunizations #misinformation

More people requesting ‘unvaccinated’ blood for themselves or their children

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Arena Cops 🇺🇦✌2d ago

@bich Dangerous ignorance.

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Sweet Home Alaberta 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽2d ago

@bich
I don't care if stupid people harm themselves, but it is the complete opposite when they wield their ignorance to harm the community. We need to much better manage the antivaxx danger.

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calcius 2d ago

@bich

Intresting aside Kennedy"s voice is the result of him applying his own logic to dealing with his own medical issue, which started with a series of botox injections.

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oscarfalcon 2d ago

@bich

Fuck them then, let them die or let them take the blood there is available, fucking ignorant trash people.

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Kg. Madee Ⅱ.2d ago

@oscarfalcon @bich the children don't deserve that, however

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Earthshine 1d ago

@bich At least these people are self selecting for the brunt of the harmful impacts...

IMHO it would be more wise for donation centers to refuse blood from people lacking certain vaccinations, than some of the other things they'll refuse it for currently.

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