The blood donor pool could soon grow as the FDA is considering easing restrictions for the LGBTQIA+ community.
According to a release from the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center, our community is facing a significant blood shortage following last week’s freeze.
On Monday, our community had only a one-day supply of blood. Type-O blood was at less than half a day supply with only 120 units available should someone need a transfusion.It’s why the STBTC’s medical director is hopeful following the“We are facing a struggle with the number of donors in our population dropping. So any time there are changes based on science that allow us to grow our donors and welcome new donors, we’re really excited,” she said.
Instead, all potential donors would participate in a questionnaire that takes into account their HIV risk assessment based on partners and other factors.
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