American Red Cross Warns Of National Blood Crisis Due To Supply Shortage

CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 28: Leftover blood makes its way through tubes in an apheresis machine after a donation at the Culver City Blood Platelet and Plasma Donation Center on January 28, 2022 in Culver City, California. The American Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis as the US faces the worst blood shortage in over a decade due to a 10% decline in the number of donations since the beginning of the pandemic. Recent winter storms have also prevented blood drives from being held, so the Red Cross is asking people to donate blood at available sites. The current shortage has led some people needing surgery to postpone major procedures. (Footage by Kaelin Mendez/Getty Images)