"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

CIDRAP
@bich They should be told the blood bank only accepts donations from vaccinated donors.