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Canadian Blood Services Reporting Critical Shortage of O+ and O- Blood

Canadian Blood Services says it has only three days worth of O+ and O- blood.

Canadian Blood Services is asking you to roll up your sleeves. 

On its website, the agency says it has three days' worth of O+ and O- blood. 

Inventory is considered low when it is lower than eight days. 

Several other blood types also fall below that threshold, including A+, A-, B+ and B-. 

Canadian Blood Services also says there is an immediate need for plasma donors. 

 

Blood, plasma, and platelets are used every day for trauma victims, cancer patients, people undergoing surgery, newborn babies and people with blood disorders. 

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