U.S. Surgeon General urges blood donations during Coronavirus threat

(ROCKWALL, TX – March 20, 2020) During the continuing COVID-19 threat, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams is asking for Americans to increase blood donations, in an effort to help those who need it. There is currently a shortage, and in the coming days and weeks, more may be needed. He stresses that additional precautions are being taken at all blood donation centers to keep everyone safe, and asks that social distancing not turn into ‘social disengagement.’

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