• trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    Is there any place that even lets you know that your blood has been used and who received it? That seems needlessly risky.

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      Where I am, you get a message when it’s been used, but obviously not any identifying information.

      Also I have absolutely no way of knowing if the message is legit or they just tell you that a random time after your donation regardless just to make you feel good and donate again.

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        I could see the point in that. Here you don’t even know if the donated blood will be used for research or for life saving operations.

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      54 minutes ago

      Not in my country. I just give blood, get free chocolate and a day off work, that’s all that matters to me.