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Vitalant Short On Blood; Saving Arizona Blood Drive Set For Sunday

Vitalant, formerly known as United Blood Services, says they are facing a shortfall of nearly 2,000 donations this week.

The high number of Arizona residents on the road for the Fourth of July holiday represents two problems for the blood supply, as Sue Thew with Vitalant explained.

"So many people are on the roads and highways this particular week," Thew said. The potential for the need for life-saving blood transfusions is even greater during the Independence holiday week but it also happens to be the lowest week for the summer for blood donations.” 

The  Saving Arizona Blood Drive, the largest in the state, is set for this Sunday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Tempe Center for the Arts.

More than 400 of the 618  appointmentsthere remain unfilled.

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Daniel Perle was an intern in 2017 and a reporter in 2019 at KJZZ.