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The UP Health System Regional Blood Center says it is running critically low on certain blood types and is encouraging people to make donations. Donor tech Molly Cline, who works at the Hancock location, lists what is in need.
She says that there is a seasonal component to donations. They tend to be hard to come by this time of year, especially when there is poor weather. From a deep freeze early in the month to sixty inches of snowfall, February 2021 conditions have seen donors dry up. Cline says yesterday was busier, but her location only has one to two employees available for drawing blood. They will need several more busy shifts to help return supplies towards normal.
Cline says that a recent COVID-19 vaccine shot is not a serious impediment to donating.
The Hancock center schedules appointments by phone only at (906) 483-1392.
