Faced with excessively low reserves, the French Blood Establishment is relaunching its appeal for donations. The sole civilian operator of blood transfusion in France took the opportunity to recall that the health pass is not mandatory to donate blood and that it is possible to do so after having been vaccinated against Covid-19.

While the French Blood Establishment (EFS) had already launched an emergency call for blood donations last May, the sole civilian operator of French blood transfusion is still worried about too low reserves and is re-launching its call for donations. donations. Indeed, with less than 85 pockets of red blood cells, the level of reserve today remains low in France. In addition, fundraising visits have declined by around 000% since the start of August, which equates to a shortfall of more than 10 daily donations. Faced with this observation, the EFS thus recalls that “ everyone’s mobilization is necessary, including during vacation periods ».

As a reminder, 500 patients are transfused each year, while 000 others are treated with drugs derived from blood plasma. This is why the EFS insists on the importance of donating blood: “ We need you over time and on a regular basis because the need for blood products remains constant Insists the EFS.

By relaunching its appeal for donations, the French Blood Establishment recalled last Monday that the health pass is not mandatory to donate blood, even in a hospital. He said in a statement that “ As blood donations are neither places of leisure and culture, nor places bringing together fragile people, the health pass is not necessary to access them, including when the collection sites are located in a hospital enclosure. “. On the other hand, there may be rare exceptions for collections taking place in a shopping center of more than 20 m², where the sanitary pass is controlled.

In addition, the EFS also recalled that it is possible to donate blood after an anti-Covid vaccine injection, without delay. As for people with Covid-19, however, they will have to wait 14 days after the symptoms disappear to be able to donate blood.