Gkirtsou C, Konstantinidis T, Cassimos D, Konstantinidou EI, Kontekaki EG, Rekari V, Bezirtzoglou E, Martinis G, Stergiannis P. Views and Attitudes of Blood Donors toward Blood Donation during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Thrace Region, Greece.
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022;
19:ijerph19094963. [PMID:
35564360 PMCID:
PMC9101185 DOI:
10.3390/ijerph19094963]
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has been going on for the last two years and it has affected our society and, amongst other things, has had a negative impact on blood donation, which has led to a significant reduction in blood supplies worldwide. The imposed restrictions in terms of physical presence and transportation, and the fear of the unknown, have aggravated the situation. In Greece, after the first cases of COVID-19 were reported, the blood supplies at the blood transfusion units (BTUs) were dramatically reduced. Although the blood transfusions were lessened during the COVID-19 pandemic period, the blood stocks at all the BTUs of the country were also reduced.
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