Blood donation
Pandemic-delayed surgeries share blame for blood shortage

Jun. 20, 2021 01:09 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Some New England hospitals are delaying or rescheduling surgeries because of a shortage of blood donations during the pandemic. ...

People queue at an NHS Vaccination Clinic at Tottenham Hotspur's stadium in north London, Sunday, June 20, 2021. The NHS is braced for high demand as anyone in England over the age of 18 can now book a Covid-19 vaccination jab. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
The Latest: Blood shortage forces New England surgery delay

By The Associated Press Jun. 20, 2021 05:32 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Georgia

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 10:10 AM EDT
Valdosta Daily Times. June 1, 2021. Editorial: Be prepared for hurricane season While pandemic seems to be subsiding,...

FILE - In this June 12, 2020 file photo, a doctor holds a bag of blood plasma donated by a COVID-19 survivor at at blood bank in La Paz, Bolivia. On Friday, May 28, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that the Red Cross says if you recovered from COVID-19 and had a vaccine, you cannot donate blood plasma because the vaccine wipes out natural antibodies. The Red Cross said the statement is inaccurate, and COVID-19 vaccines do not wipe out antibodies, according to experts. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press May. 28, 2021 02:14 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2021 file photo, an Israeli military paramedic prepares a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, to be administered to elderly people at a medical center in Ashdod, southern Israel. On Friday, April 23 The Associated Press reported on social media posts that misrepresented a report from doctors in Israel claiming shingles may be a side effect of the vaccine. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press Apr. 23, 2021 12:23 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

By The Associated Press Jan. 11, 2021 02:13 PM EST
Detroit News. Jan. 5, 2021. Editorial: Don’t deny citizens a second chance Gov. Gretchen Whitmer got it very nearly...

Antibodies from donated blood key to COVID-19 fight

Nov. 28, 2020 11:32 AM EST
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — People who have suffered through COVID-19 have a valuable weapon for those fighting the coronavirus now: antibodies. ...

Editorial Roundup: Georgia

By The Associated Press Nov. 04, 2020 01:25 PM EST
Recent editorials from Georgia newspapers: ___ Nov. 4 The Daily Citizen-News on getting the flu...

Bags of donated blood are seen at a blood-donation drive organized by the Rotary club and Uganda Blood Transfusion Services in City Square, Kampala, Uganda Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. Health authorities in Uganda say the supply of blood has sharply declined since the start of the coronavirus pandemic as fewer people donate and schools remain closed. Students, especially those in secondary school, are normally the largest group of blood donors in the East African country. (AP Photo/Ronald Kabuubi)
Uganda reports blood shortages amid coronavirus pandemic

By Rodney Muhumuza And Patrick Onen Oct. 05, 2020 04:05 AM EDT

Boston poised to enter 3rd phase of economic restart

Jul. 12, 2020 12:52 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — A week after most of the rest of Massachusetts, Boston is scheduled to enter the third phase of its coronavirus economic restart on Monday. ...

Editorial Roundup: Tennessee

By The Associated Press Jun. 10, 2020 02:08 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Tennessee newspapers: ___ June 9 The Johnson City Press on donating blood: ...

Red Cross plans another blood drive at Chicago's Navy Pier

May. 10, 2020 09:07 AM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago's Navy Pier and the Red Cross are partnering up for a second blood drive this month. Navy Pier has been closed...

Tiffany Pinckney poses for a portrait in the Harlem neighborhood of New York on April 1, 2020. After a period of quarantine at home separated from her children, she has recovered from COVID-19. Pinckney became one of the nations first donors of "convalescent plasma." Using the blood product is experimental but scientists hope it could help treat the seriously ill and plan to test if it might offer some protection against infection for those at high risk. (AP Photo/Marshall Ritzell)
Coronavirus survivor: 'In my blood, there may be answers'

By Lauran Neergaard And Marshall Ritzel Apr. 03, 2020 01:05 AM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, March 26, 2020 file photo, vials of blood for testing and a donated bag of blood will be sent for testing and use at an American Red Cross blood drive at the Carbondale YMCA in Carbondale, Pa. On Thursday, April 2, 2020, the U.S. government eased restrictions on blood donations from gay men and other key groups because of a drop in the nation's blood supply triggered by the coronavirus outbreak. (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times-Tribune via AP)
US eases blood donation limits for gay men due to shortage

By Matthew Perrone Apr. 02, 2020 02:50 PM EDT