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Bill banning vaccinated blood donations would ‘decimate’ blood supply, opponents say

by NICOLE GIRTEN Daily Montanan
| March 1, 2023 12:00 AM

A bill to ban donors who have received the COVID-19 vaccination from giving blood will “decimate” blood supply in Montana and leave patients at risk of even death, said opponents of House Bill 645.

“Montana’s blood supply could be cut by up to 80%, leading to adverse patient outcomes including unnecessary and unconscionable death,” said senior vice president of blood collection nonprofit Vitalant, Cliff Numark...

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