Desperate times: Canadian Blood Services needs 100,000 new donors by end of next month

Canadian Blood Services is looking for 57,000 blood donation appointments across Canada before the end of August to make sure they can meet demand.

It needs 100,000 new donors to keep up as it deals with a drop in donations, and the pandemic is still getting the blame.

The next local clinics won’t meet that deadline, as they’re scheduled for September in Perth, Smiths Falls, and Kemptville.

You can book an appointment anytime though at blood.ca. Just tap or click this text block to be brought to their site. 

The appeal comes as the agency defends its decision to suspend a mandatory masking policy. Some long-time donors say they are now reconsidering whether to attend their next appointment out of concern they could contract COVID-19.