Atlanta Blood Services Facing Critical Need During COVID-19 Pandemic

Dr. H Kent Holland, Medical Director of Atlanta Blood Services, joins “Closer Look” discuss the shortage of blood donation products during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Courtesy of Atlanta Blood Services

Blood donation collection centers in right here in Georgia and across the nation are urging healthy people to donate blood.

 Atlanta Blood Services (ABS) is a community-based blood donation service that provides blood products to the Atlanta metro area.

ABS says even before the outbreak – every 2 seconds someone in the United States needed blood. And on top of that, Atlanta was already experiencing a blood shortage. Now, with the COVID-19 pandemic, the need is critical.