Red Cross declares crisis due to blood shortage in the US for the second time in history0

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• July 30, 2026

The blood supply shortage in the United States has reached “crisis” level, according to the American Red Cross, which says it is the second time in its 150-year history that levels have been this low. Factors such as wildfires and extreme heat have combined to create the current situation, Dr Courtney Lawrence, who works with