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Red Cross declares severe blood shortage

A February 2022 blood drive event at the Atrium-operated Embassy Suites by Hilton Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Missouri. (Business Wire/AP)
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A February 2022 blood drive event at the Atrium-operated Embassy Suites by Hilton Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Missouri. (Business Wire/AP)

The American Red Cross has issued a severe blood shortage in the United States.

Here & Now’s Robin Young talks with Red Cross Divisional Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Courtney Lawrence about what caused the shortage and what people can do to

help.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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