Red Cross drops 28-day blood donation ban for recovered COVID-19 patients
Amid mass cancellations and no-shows, it hopes the policy change will boost numbers
Australians fully recovered from COVID-19 will no longer have to wait a month before they can give blood in a bid to revive low donation rates.
Australian Red Cross Lifeblood says more than 4500 appointments are going unfilled every day, with cancellations and no-shows the highest they have been since the start of the pandemic.
