Following an influx of cancelled donor appointments amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian Blood Services said that donations are on the rise in Alberta.
Concern over the decline in donations prompted the organization to call on donors who are healthy to keep their appointments to prevent shortages. “As soon as we reached out across the country and our health-care professionals and people started talking about the fact that this is something people can do to help, we saw an increase right away,” Prairie region director of donor relations Tracy Smith said. “Canadians and people in Alberta especially were picking up the phone and calling or booking online and really filling those appointments that we had empty.” According to CBS, blood products