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Re:James Harrison, whose blood donations saved >2M babies, h... by devnullbrain on Monday March 03, 2025 @06:08PM (#43247944)
There are lower hanging fruit. Last time I tried to give blood in the UK involved waiting 2 months for an appointment and a 3-hour round-trip. They turned me away for a medical reason that was mentioned on the application form.

So I drove home: the NHS are more strict than the DVLA.

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Re:James Harrison, whose blood donations saved >2M babies, h... by sgerenser on Monday March 03, 2025 @07:51PM (#43248785)
Crazy. Around my area of the U.S., The Blood Connection has mobile blood collection buses that stop regularly at popular shopping centers, office parks, etc. Typically I don’t have to drive more than a few minutes to make a donation. And they’re also one of the ones that gives points redeemable for gift cards.
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