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Volunteer Blood Donors Needed to Reverse Prolonged Shortage Volunteer Blood Donors Needed to Reverse Prolonged Shortage

March 1, 2023 — Nonprofit Vitalant is urging all eligible blood donors to give in March to help patients amid a prolonged blood shortage, compounded by inclement weather. Cold, snow and other adverse weather conditions across the country canceled blood drives, preventing more than 1,300 donations to go uncollected in February alone.

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Vitalant Statement on Emergency Use Authorization of Convalescent Plasma
Vitalant Statement on Emergency Use Authorization of Convalescent Plasma

Aug. 24, 2020 – The following statement regarding the FDA’s EUA for convalescent plasma can be attributed to Vitalant’s Donor Services Senior Vice President and Chief of Marketing Cliff Numark:

Vitalant Calls on Donors to Alleviate Critical Blood Shortage
Vitalant Calls on Donors to Alleviate Critical Blood Shortage

May 21, 2020 — Vitalant—the nation’s largest nonprofit, independent blood collector—serving patients in 40 states, has declared a critical shortage of blood as supplies have been significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Plasma Donations from Recovered COVID-19  Patients Needed for New Investigational Medication
Plasma Donations from Recovered COVID-19 Patients Needed for New Investigational Medication

May 7, 2020 — A world-renowned leader in infectious disease and transfusion medicine research, Vitalant Research Institute (VRI) is expanding plasma collections in San Francisco in the fight against COVID-19.

Actor Daniel Dae Kim’s Convalescent Plasma Donation at Vitalant Featured on ‘The Call to Unite’ Live Streamed Event
Actor Daniel Dae Kim’s Convalescent Plasma Donation at Vitalant Featured on ‘The Call to Unite’ Live Streamed Event

May 2, 2020 – Actor Daniel Dae Kim’s convalescent plasma donation was featured May 1 on ‘The Call to Unite’—a 24-hour live streamed event that celebrates our shared humanity during the coronavirus pandemic.

CDC, U.S. Surgeon General, FEMA Identify Blood Donation as ‘Essential Function’
CDC, U.S. Surgeon General, FEMA Identify Blood Donation as ‘Essential Function’

March 23, 2020 — Coronavirus responses have significantly impacted the U.S. blood supply as Vitalant and other blood centers across the country cope with stabilizing blood inventories to meet patients’ transfusion needs.

Coronavirus Impact on Blood Supply: Giving Blood Is Safe
Coronavirus Impact on Blood Supply: Giving Blood Is Safe

March 9, 2020 – Amidst novel coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention measures, Vitalant and other blood centers nationwide are urging healthy individuals to donate blood—and organizations to maintain scheduled blood drives—to ensure patients have the lifesaving blood they need.

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