During this coronavirus pandemic, New York Blood Center Enterprises has successfully appealed to the media to bring attention to the critical need to maintain an adequate blood supply, to stress the safety precautions being taken to protect our donors during this challenging time, to highlight plasma from recovered coronavirus patients as a potential treatment for patients with the virus, and much more. Check out the links below to view some of the recent media stories for each of our divisions:
NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER
- 1010 Wins – 2 new coronavirus cases in NYC, Nassau reports 1st case, statewide total now 22; NJ reports its second case
- 1010Wins – Blood Donations are Running Low
- amNY – New York Blood Center collects blood for potential COVID-19 treatment
- amNY Metro – New York Blood Center calls on organizations to not cancel scheduled blood drives in wake of coronavirus
- App – Coronavirus in NJ: Here’s where you can donate blood to offset shortages
- Arizona Jewish Post – Leading New York rabbi who recovered from coronavirus contributes to treatment experiment
- Arts Technica – New York hospitals will trial using antibodies to treat coronavirus cases
- Breitbart – British Health Service to Use Plasma Transfusions to Treat Coronavirus
- Business Insider – I desperately needed a blood transfusion while delivering my daughter. As blood banks face coronavirus-driven shortages, donating has never been more crucial.
- Celtics Blog – Marcus Smart will donate blood plasma to COVID-19 research
- City & State – 5 ways New Yorkers can help each other through the pandemic
- CNN – New York center will collect blood plasma donations to treat coronavirus patients
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center – Columbia Starts Screening COVID-19 Survivors for Antibodies That May Save Others
- Dr. Oz – What you can do now to help doctors
- East End Beacon – Blood Urgently Needed
- East End Beacon – Coronavirus Update (March 22): East End Hospitals Brace for Patients, Seek Community Help
- FOX 5 – Dr. Oz on the Blood Shortage
- Highlands Current – Latest Coronavirus Updates
- Kaiser Health News – Blood Centers Will Collect Plasma From COVID-19 Survivors In Bid For Treatment
- Long Island Weekly – New York Blood Center Urgently Calls For Blood Donors
- Market Watch – New York Blood Center to collect plasma from recovered victims as potential coronavirus treatment
- Mediaite – New York Hospitals Are Calling For Blood Plasma Donations From Coronavirus Survivors
- Medium – Plasma From Coronavirus Survivors Could Treat Current Patients
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – UW-Madison will be a clinical trial site for a coronavirus treatment that uses plasma from recovered patients
- NBC New York – New York Starts New Experimental Drug Therapies to Treat COVID-19: Here’s What We Know
- New York Post – Blood drive cancellations amid coronavirus outbreak poses ‘significant threat’ to supply
- New York Times – Blood Plasma From Survivors Will Be Given to Coronavirus Patients
- Newsday – Give Blood Now
- Newsday – Quiet island amid coronavirus response: hospitals to add capacity as cases top 20,000; 3,900 on Long Island
- NJ 101.5 – COVID-19 Patient Desperately Needs Plasma Donation
- NJ.com – Coronavirus update: Where to donate blood in N.J. amid the shortage
- NJ.com – How to volunteer and donate in New Jersey during the coronavirus outbreak (03/31/20)
- NJ.com – Hudson drives are still a go
- NY1 – Blood Donations Dwindle as More New Yorkers Practice Social Distancing
- NY1 – First Plasma Donations Sought from Recovered COVID-19 Patients
- Patch – New York Blood Center Calls For Donations Amid Coronavirus Crisis
- Patch – NY Blood Center Collects Coronavirus Antibody Plasma Samples
- Queens Chronicle – Mayor calls on New Yorkers to give blood
- River Newsroom – Coronavirus Hudson Valley and Catskills News: Friday, March 20
- TAP Into Somerville – Governor’s Briefing: Give Blood, More Test Sites, Misinformation, Racism
- Tapinto – Canceled Donor Drives Creates Blood Shortage
- TechTimes – Coronavirus vs Coronavirus: Does the Blood of COVID-19 Survivors Contains the Real Cure?
- The Atlantic – America Needs Plasma From COVID-19 Survivors Now
- The Hudson Independent – Not-for-Profits, Organizations Continuing to Serve Needy During Crisis
- The Island Now – Readers Write: Giving Blood can be gift of life
- The Poughkeepsie Journal – Coronavirus prompts ‘severe blood shortage’ in New York, U.S. Here’s how you can help.
- The Weather Channel – Coronavirus Updates: White House, Senate Leaders Agree on Largest Aid Package in U.S. History
- Time – Blood Plasma Treatment for Coronavirus Set to Get Its First Trial Run in New York
- Tribune News Service via Auburn Citizen – N.Y. nurses urge stronger protections against virus
- Valley News – Jim Kenyon: COVID-19 diagnosis brings family together
- WABC7 – Coronavirus Update: NY Blood Center needs to maintain supply amid COVID-19 pandemic
- WABC7 – Coronavirus Updates: NYC coronavirus cases approach 4,000 with 22 dead
- Washington Post – Blood banks narrowly averted a supply crisis. But they’re ‘worried about four weeks from now.’
- WCBS News Radio 880 – Blood Centers Concerned About Shortage Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
- WCBS880 – Blood Drives Seeking Donors As Supply Slows Down
- WNYC – Brian Lehrer
- WNYC – NYBC Calls for Blood Donations
BLOOD BANK OF DELMARVA
- 105.9 (WXDE) – Blood Bank of Delmarva Needs Donors
- 47ABC – Blood Banks Social Distancing
- Delaware Business Now – Blood Bank extends hours and urges donors to make appointments
- Delaware Business Now – Coronavirus news update – Blood Bank, General Assembly, Longwood Foundation
- Delaware State News – Blood Bank increases capacity, extends hours to maintain supply
- Salisbury Daily Times – Young, healthy people called on to donate blood amid coronavirus-fueled shortage
- WBOC – Donate to the Blood Bank of Delmarva
- WHYY – Coronavirus update: Delaware coronavirus cases at 30, Wilmington council plans virtual meeting
- WRDE – Blood Donations Needed
COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER
- Daily Star Journal – Community Blood Center cancels all blood drives through April
- FOX 4 (WDAF) – Concerns Leaves Blood Center in Short Supply
- Hiawatha World – Community Blood Center announces urgent need; fear of Coronavirus keep healthy donors away
- Kansas City Star – Kansas City blood bank: Fears over coronavirus threaten local supply
- Kansas City Star – Kansas City blood center cancels drives, changes rules for donors because of COVID-19
- KMBC – Blood Shortage
- KMBC – Urgent Need for Blood
- KMBC 9 – CBC Blood Donations
- KQTV – Blood Drive Cancellations
- KSHB – Coronavirus concerns prompt blood drive cancellation
- Nodaway News Leader – Community blood center expands capacity at donor centers; cancels all blood drive
- Sabetha Herald – Local blood drive is canceled; CBC encourages donation at Topeka facility
- Shawnee Mission Post – Prairie Village postpones large item pickup; Community Blood Center cancels blood drives, moves to appointment-only schedule
- Shawnee Mission Post – Ripple Glass bin coming to Aldi in Roeland Park; Community Blood Center needs donations; Kansas Chamber Leadership Class members
- WIBW – Community Blood Center takes precautions, urges people to donate
- WIBW – COVID-19 impacts blood donations in local blood centers
INNOVATIVE BLOOD RESOURCES
- 1011 NOW-KOLN/KGIN – Blood banks take hit amid coronavirus fears
- CBS 3 KBJR/ KDLH – INTERVIEW: Minnesota’s Memorial Blood Centers has ‘urgent need’ for blood donors amid coronavirus pandemic
- Duluth News Tribune – St. Louis County offers info on COVID-19
- KOLN – Nebraska Faces a Severe Blood Shortage
- WCCO – Blood Drive at Surly Brewing
RHODE ISLAND BLOOD CENTER
- ABC 6 (WLNE) – Rhode Island Blood Center fears coronavirus keeps healthy donors away
- ABC6 – R.I Blood Center in urgent need of donations
- FOX Providence (WNAC) – RI Blood Center
- NBC 10 NEWS (WJAR) – RI Blood Center in need of donors as coronavirus fears continue to heighten
- Norwich Bulletin – Officials plea for blood donation
- Patch – Coronavirus In RI: In-Person Service Limited At Public Offices
- Providence Journal – Blood center asks healthy donors to present arms
- Providence Journal – Volunteer Opportunities in R.I. Helping our neighborhoods during a time of emergency
- Sun Chronicle – Sturdy Hospital in Attleboro halts elective, nonessential procedures
- The Newport Buzz – RI Blood Center announces urgent need for blood and platelet donors
- Turnto10 – Rhode Island Blood Center makes plea for donor
- WPRI – RI Blood Center: State’s blood supply at dangerous, critical level
- WPRI 12 – Coronavirus scare leaves RI Blood Center in urgent need of donors