Social Distancing Leads To Blood Shortage
Coronavirus concerns and social distancing guidelines have prompted organizers to cancel thousands of blood drives around the country. Now officials warn there's a shortage for hospitals.
Public health officials encourage "social distancing" now but they also worry it is leading to a shortage of donated blood.
The , which supplies about 40% of the nation's blood, says donor drives across the country have been cancelled "at an alarming rate" and the organization now faces a "severe blood shortage."
