Amidst the pandemic, the American Red Cross is seeing blood shortages across the board and Mercer County donors can help this week. According to the organization’s Lyn Hruska, the pandemic has strained blood donations.
According to the Red Cross, blood donations are checked for COVID antibodies.
The next local American Red Cross blood drive is Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Mercer County VFW. You can make an appointment at redcrossblood.org or by calling 800-RED-CROSS.