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Blood donations have fallen to catastrophic levels. Experts say young people need to step up. (www.nbcnews.com)
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[โ€“] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

They do have a point though - more people will donate blood if the time it takes to donate and recover is something they can afford to lose. So if people have better wages, good housing that is close to their workplace, etc., then blood donations will also increase.