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The Red Cross says there's a blood shortage nationwide. Here's how you can help

A combination of the pandemic and severe weather have disrupted planned blood drives and caused a drop in donations.
A woman arrives at an American Red Cross blood drive held to help alleviate a blood supply shortage as a result of the coronavirus pandemic at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March 2020 in Las Vegas.

The American Red Cross says the nation is facing its worst blood shortage in more than a decade, citing a drop in blood drives due to the pandemic.

The organization that the "national blood crisis" is threatening patient care and forcing doctors to make tough choices about who is able to

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