Blood donations are down, here's how you can help
Red Cross in need of local blood donors to help COVID-19 patients
The pandemic shut down many crucial blood drives including popular events at Purdue University.
Blood donations are down, here's how you can help
Drives blood drives are harder to come by because of the pandemic.
But the need hasn't gone away.
Versiti blood center tells us 30 percent of their donations normally come from high schools and college campuses.
With the pandemic...the blood center says they can't visit a lot of high school campuses.
Instead... the center has created a safe place for you to give!
"we do encourage appointments... because of social distancing.
We have a lot of new protocols in place..to ensure donor safety.
So we really ask that they make an appointment.... rather than doing a walk-in."
If you're interested in donating blood... you can call versiti blood center in terre haute..
Or..
Go to their website to find
The pandemic shut down many crucial blood drives including popular events at Purdue University.
WAAY 31 is partnering with LifeSouth to collect blood donations at a time where it's more important than ever.