San Diego Blood Bank

San Diego Blood Bank (SDBB), the local blood bank serving San Diego County, is celebrating National Blood Donor Month throughout January by inviting eligible individuals to donate blood and convalescent plasma in 2021 with the goal of creating a robust supply that can meet local hospital patient needs. National Blood Donor Month has been observed in January since 1970 with…

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The San Diego Blood Bank is woefully low on supplies, possibly due to the pandemic.

According to the blood bank, orders have more than tripled in the last month and they have also been called upon to help supply national surge centers in anticipation of a spike in usage across the country

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San Diego State University’s Interfraternity Council, along with numerous other student organizations, put out a call Monday for those in the SDSU community to donate COVID-19 convalescent plasma and blood during the month of October.

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Filmmaker couple participated in a number of studies, including COVID-19 convalescent plasma, reports NBC 7’s Joe Little.

With schools and colleges moving online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the San Diego Blood Bank put out a call to the public Tuesday asking for more blood donations as campus blood drives are canceled or put on hiatus.

Three family members who have recovered from COVID-19 after being diagnosed in May have signed up to donate convalescent plasma in hopes that the antibodies located inside can help others recover from COVID-19, too.

After battling and beating COVID-19, a San Diego family is paying it forward by donating plasma. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford shares their story.

A Point Loma woman’s social media post is getting a lot of attention nationwide after she recently received results from a private testing lab on a COVID-19 antibody test. Problem is, she never took a test. The lab that sent the woman those results is San Diego-based private lab Genalyte, which partners with the San Diego Blood Bank. “It...

A Point Loma woman got the results of an COVID-19 antibody test, but she never took a test. NBC 7s Alexis Rivas has more.

The San Diego Blood Bank announced Monday that from now through the end of July, it will test all blood donations for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, the virus that causes the COVID-19.

The San Diego Blood Bank announced Tuesday that it is holding a “virtual blood drive” in memory of longtime blood donor Dale Larson, who had a lifetime goal of donating 100 gallons of blood.

The 4th Annual Padres Blood Drive is returning to San Diego this year, but its procedure will be different in order to keep donors safe from the coronavirus pandemic.

The 4th Annual Padres Summer Blood Drive is returning this year under new rules due to the pandemic.

The San Diego Blood Bank (SDBB) is asking the public to consider donating blood amid its current critically low supply, it announced Wednesday.

As San Diego County prepares for the impact of a growing coronavirus outbreak, the San Diego Blood Bank is asking for blood donations to shore up its supply. While there is no known risk to the nation’s blood supply, the organization is readying for a decrease in donations as a result of possible travel restrictions. People are not at...

Sharp HealthCare is hosting a blood drive Saturday for the San Diego Blood Bank that is still experiencing a critically low inventory of O positive and O negative. Last year, Sharp was able to donate 1,300 units and hopes to donate up to 1,700 units this year. People who wish to donate can go to the Sharp HealthCare in Kearny…