With the May bank holidays and deconfinement, the French Blood Establishment has seen a drop in the number of donations and reserves now considered “too low“, in particular for groups O and B. Until June 12, it is launching several mobile collections in Bourgogne Franche-Comté.
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At the end of March, a first cry of alarm was launched by the French Blood Establishment (EFS) before the Easter weekend. At the time, the reserves at the national level were below the mark of 100,000 blood bags, while they must reach 110,000.
Two months later, the situation worsened: with only 85,000 bags, the blood reserves are now “too low, especially on blood groups O and B“, wrote the EFS in a statement.
This very fragile situation could be explained on the one hand by public holidays in May, the samples cannot be taken on those dates, and by the deconfinement on the other hand which would have led to a drop in the number of visits to its collections, as stated in this tweet.
[#Urgence #DonDeSang] ???? The May Bridges and the end of the restriction measures #Covid19 have weakened our reserves of blood products.
We need you to meet the always important needs of the sick. THANKS! ❤️
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– French Blood Establishment (@EFS_dondesang) May 25, 2021
About sixty mobile collections
An urgent call for national mobilization is therefore launched by the EFS, “to help provide healthcare facilities with the blood products they need to care for patients.“
Until June 12, around sixty event collections with important objectives will take place in the region, particularly in the coming days in Marzy, Mouthe, Nuits Saint Georges and even Nolay. It is obviously possible to go to one of the seven donation houses in Auxerre, Belfort, Dijon, Besançon, Chalon, Mâcon and Sens.
For more information on the collection points or to make an appointment, you can go to the page: mon-rdv-dondesang.efs.sante.fr
Information about Covid-19
All precautionary measures are implemented on blood drives to avoid the risk of transmission of the virus with the wearing of a mask compulsory for all, accompanied by measures of distancing and reinforced hygiene.
People who have shown symptoms of covid should wait 14 days after symptoms disappear to donate blood.
It is possible to donate blood after an injection of the Covid-19 vaccine, without any postponement period to be observed.
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