An area blood bank begins a new initiative to help boost donations. The group is turning to the Latino community to find a universal blood type commonly found among Hispanics.
Type "O" blood is the blood type most valued at the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks.
"Thirty eight percent of the country is a type-O donor, but nine percent will be type-O negative. So, right there you have half of the country that is a type-O donor," said Chris Pilgrim of CBCO.
CBCO takes more than 250 donations a day including many from Latinos.
It's through those donations, the organization is able to provide blood to area patients. READ FULL ARTICLE
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