The blood supply depends on donors. So when turnout for blood drives and clinics drops, supply does too. It’s not unusual for weather to have an impact on blood donations, but the situation now is more dire.
‘Just the beginning:’ Nashville holds first blood drive for newly-eligible LGBTQ donors
Last year, the FDA ended a 40-year rule that prohibited gay and bisexual men from giving blood. On Friday, one Nashville man gave for the first time. “I kind of feel validated, because my blood was not good enough all these years.”
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