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ORANGE COUNTY, CA — The need for local blood donations remains high as the pandemic has challenged the nation’s blood supply.

All blood types are needed, especially type O to refuel the country’s blood stockpile.

In most states, donors need to be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in generally good health; some states allow 16-year-olds to donate with parental consent. Donors 18 years old and younger need to meet certain height and weight requirements.https://910093ec9a38acf2c21d767dc13210f9.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html

Red Cross blood drives follow coronavirus safety protocols including temperature screening, social distancing and face coverings for donors and staff.

Here are the Red Cross blood drives coming up in the Orange County area in the next couple weeks. You can search for additional Red Cross blood drives from a wider area here.

  • 4/9/2021: 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Fullerton Blood Donation Center, 1144 Rosecrans Ave (Fullerton)
  • 4/9/2021: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Buena Park Downtown, 8308 On the Mall (Buena Park)
  • 4/9/2021: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Starbucks, 32880 Pacific Coast Highway #42 (Dana Point)
  • 4/9/2021: 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Fountain Valley Blood Donation Center, 17800 Newhope St (Fountain Valley)
  • 4/9/2021: 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Laguna Hills Blood Donation Center, 22971 Mill Creek Dr (Laguna Hills)
  • 4/9/2021: 8:15 a.m. – 3:15 p.m., Santa Ana Blood Donation Center, 600 Parkcenter Drive (Santa Ana)
  • 4/9/2021: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., New Alternatives, 1202 W Civic Center Drive (Santa Ana)
  • 4/10/2021: 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m., Fullerton Blood Donation Center, 1144 Rosecrans Ave (Fullerton)
  • 4/10/2021: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Fountain Valley Blood Donation Center, 17800 Newhope St (Fountain Valley)
  • 4/10/2021: 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m., Laguna Hills Blood Donation Center, 22971 Mill Creek Dr (Laguna Hills)
  • 4/10/2021: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Santa Ana Blood Donation Center, 600 Parkcenter Drive (Santa Ana)
  • 4/11/2021: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Fullerton Blood Donation Center, 1144 Rosecrans Ave (Fullerton)
  • 4/11/2021: 7:45 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Fountain Valley Blood Donation Center, 17800 Newhope St (Fountain Valley)
  • 4/11/2021: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Laguna Hills Blood Donation Center, 22971 Mill Creek Dr (Laguna Hills)
  • 4/11/2021: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., St Isidore Historical Plaza, 10961 Reagan Street (Los Alamitos)
  • 4/11/2021: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., St John Episcopal Church, 30382 Via Con Dios (Rancho Santa Margarita)
  • 4/11/2021: 7:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Santa Ana Blood Donation Center, 600 Parkcenter Drive (Santa Ana)
  • 4/12/2021: 12:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Fullerton Blood Donation Center, 1144 Rosecrans Ave (Fullerton)
  • 4/12/2021: 1:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., St Justin Martyr Catholic Church, 2050 W. Ball Rd (Anaheim)
  • 4/12/2021: 12:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Fountain Valley Blood Donation Center, 17800 Newhope St (Fountain Valley)
  • 4/12/2021: 12:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m., Laguna Hills Blood Donation Center, 22971 Mill Creek Dr (Laguna Hills)
  • 4/12/2021: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Harbor View Community, 1854 Port Westbourne Place (Newport Beach)
  • 4/12/2021: 12:15 p.m. – 7 p.m., Santa Ana Blood Donation Center, 600 Parkcenter Drive (Santa Ana)
  • 4/12/2021: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Round Table Pizza, 13771 Newport Ave, Suite 17 (Tustin)
  • 4/13/2021: 12:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Fullerton Blood Donation Center, 1144 Rosecrans Ave (Fullerton)
  • 4/13/2021: 12:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m., Fountain Valley Blood Donation Center, 17800 Newhope St (Fountain Valley)
  • 4/13/2021: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Christ Cathedral, 13280 Chapman Avenue (Garden Grove)
  • 4/13/2021: 12:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m., Laguna Hills Blood Donation Center, 22971 Mill Creek Dr (Laguna Hills)
  • 4/13/2021: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Orange Library, 407 E. Chapman Ave (Orange)
  • 4/13/2021: 12:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Santa Ana Blood Donation Center, 600 Parkcenter Drive (Santa Ana)
  • 4/14/2021: 12:15 p.m. – 7 p.m., Fullerton Blood Donation Center, 1144 Rosecrans Ave (Fullerton)
  • 4/14/2021: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Pacifica Hotels, 39 Argonaut, Suite 100 (Aliso Viejo)
  • 4/14/2021: 12:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Fountain Valley Blood Donation Center, 17800 Newhope St (Fountain Valley)
  • 4/14/2021: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Southland Industries, 12131 Western Avenue (Garden Grove)
  • 4/14/2021: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Residence Inn, 11931 Harbor Blvd (Garden Grove)

Donors are asked to schedule an appointment prior to arriving at the drive. Appointments can be made via the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, online or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS.

The Red Cross is testing all donations for COVID-19 antibodies. The antibodies may indicate a person’s immune system developed antibodies in response to a coronavirus infection or a vaccine. Plasma from whole blood donations that tests positive for high levels of COVID-19 antibodies may be used in convalescent plasma treatments for coronavirus patients.

COVID-19 antibody test results will be available to donors within two weeks in the Red Cross Blood Donor App or donor portal. A positive antibody test result does not confirm infection or immunity, according to the Red Cross.

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