Blood supply sees 30-year low and only four percent of blood donors are giving for fellow Texans

UT Health Pittsburg urges eligible blood donors to give in August and every two months following

PITTSBURG, Texas (August 11, 2021) – Blood is essential and can’t be manufactured. If it could be, that would be necessary right now. Only four percent of individuals who could donate blood are actually doing it. Additionally, in 30 years, the blood supply has never seen such a chronic low as it has since the beginning of the pandemic. New volunteer blood donors are urgently needed to revitalize a…