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Is the blood supply safe in the United States?

April 26, 2017blood safe supply united states

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Is the blood supply safe in the United States?

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The nation’s blood supply is safer today than it has ever been and is as safe as modern science and medicine can make it. A person cannot contract the virus that causes AIDS by donating blood. In fact, the risks of contracting a bloodborne disease through transfusion pale in comparison to the risks of not receiving a transfusion. The chance of contracting the virus that causes AIDS through a blood transfusion is 1 in 676,000 units of blood.