Source: Taylor Avery, USA TODAY, 6/23/21

In her 15 years working working with blood banks, Dr. Claudia Cohn says she has never seen the national blood supply so low. “This is the worst shortage I've experienced since I've been in this in this line of work,” said Cohn, the American Association of Blood Banks' chief medical officer. The association's Interorganizational Task Force on Domestic Disasters and Acts of Terrorism says the blood supply in the United States has dropped to “red” level, meaning most of the nation's blood bank inventories have less than a one-day supply.

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