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Consumer Health: Blood donation saves lives; are you a donor?
January is National Blood Donor Month, which makes this a good time to become a blood donor.
Jan 20, 2022
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The Red Cross says there's a national blood shortage. Here's how to donate
The Red Cross is currently experiencing what it's calling "the worst blood shortage in over a decade."
Jan 13, 2022
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Indonesia holds mass vaccination to scale up virus fight
Thousands of Indonesians lined up at a sports stadium to get a COVID-19 vaccine dose Thursday in a one-day, mass vaccination event that's part of a push to dramatically scale up the nation's virus fight as hospitals fill ...
Jul 1, 2021
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Red Cross warns Indonesia faces coronavirus catastrophe
Indonesia needs to urgently increase medical care, testing and vaccinations as the number of new infections in the country has rapidly increased and left it "on the edge of a COVID-19 catastrophe," the Red Cross said Tuesday.
Jun 29, 2021
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Fiji's virus spike 'wake-up call' for Pacific Islands: Red Cross
The Red Cross called for faster vaccine rollouts in vulnerable Pacific island nations Wednesday as a record COVID-19 surge threatens to overload Fiji's health system.
Jun 23, 2021
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Red Cross warns that coronavirus cases are exploding in Asia
Coronavirus cases are exploding in Asia and the Pacific with over 5.9 million new confirmed infections in the past two weeks, more than in all other regions combined, the International Federation of the Red Cross said Wednesday.
May 12, 2021
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Red Cross to help 500 million get Covid shots
The Red Cross launched a plan Thursday to help vaccinate 500 million people against COVID-19 in over 100 countries, warning that leaving out the world's poorest could seriously backfire.
Feb 4, 2021
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Red Cross issues call for more blood plasma to treat COVID patients
(HealthDay)—The American Red Cross is urging COVID-19 survivors to donate blood plasma for hospital patients who need it to recover.
Jan 6, 2021
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Fit, 35 and hospitalized with COVID, woman donates plasma to help others
(HealthDay)—If you've recovered from a COVID-19 infection, you can help as many as four other COVID-19 patients get better, simply by donating your plasma.
Nov 5, 2020
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Despite toll, never too late to fight pandemic: WHO chief
The grim milestone of one million COVID-19 deaths should spur the planet into fighting back against the disease, the WHO insisted Tuesday, saying it was "never too late to turn things around".
Sep 29, 2020
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