Comment on Australia lifts plasma donation ban for gay, bisexual men in world first
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 4 days ago
I’m glad they went with the civil rights friendly option when softening the donation restrictions. We’ve had a blood drive going for a month or two at the moment, they’re looking for typo-O in particular. If you’re eligible, go be civic, help a stranger.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 days ago
They’re always looking for type-O, because O is the most able to donate. O- especially, which is the universal donor, though even O+ is great because it can donate to everyone with any positive type, which IIRC is like 80% of people. Other types are also important to donate because it lets them use the more specific blood type when possible, leaving the O-type blood for emergencies where determining blood type isn’t feasible.