The State - News from Dec. 5, 1985
Irwin Memorial Blood Bank in San Francisco has a critical shortage of blood, due in part to unnecessary fear that donors could contract AIDS. Donations are down 20%, resulting in the worst shortage in five years, spokesman Vince Yalon said. He blamed at least part of the decline on “the misguided fear that you can contract AIDS from donating blood.”
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