American Red Cross in Huntsville implementing coronavirus safety precautions for donors

American Red Cross in Huntsville implementing coronavirus safety precautions for donors

With the number of recoveries on the rise, so is the need for healthy blood.

In its newest call for help.

The american red cross also wants you to know it's keeping you safe when you donate.

The north alabama red cross is thankful people are coming to donate blood and making sure they stay safe by screening people before coming inside, maintaining social distancing and having donors schedule appointments.

Pkg: khris anderson, executive director of north alabama red cross chapter: "so, three people's lives are saved through your donation."

Khris anderson is the executive director of north alabama's red cross chapter.

She told me while any donation helps.

It especially needs donations from people who recovered from the coronavirus "right now, our need for convalescent plasma has doubled and we are now what we would call in emergency shortage of convalescent plasma."

The red cross will test all blood and convalescent plasma donations for covid-19 antibodies and will notify the donor the results.

Anderson also said the current shortage highlights why the red cross always needs donations.

Even when it's not an emergency or pandemic.

"the need for blood remains constant.

People who have cancer, burn victims, trauma victims, blood disorders, there's a long list of people that need and require blood transfusions, before covid-19 and they're going to continue to need blood after covid-19" ll not shot yet the american red cross is now giving donors five dollar gift cards if they donate before the end of august.

In huntsville, grace campbell, waay 31 news.