Media Releases

• Texas Blood Institute Testing Blood Donations for COVID-19 Antibodies

  June 3, 2020 (Wichita Falls) ─  Texas Blood Institute announced it will provide free COVID-19 antibody tests for all blood donors eighteen and older. Texas Blood Institute is the first blood center in the state to offer...// Read More

• FDA Lifts Certain Travel-Related Deferrals for Blood Donors

  The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) sets guidelines on who can donate blood in the United States, guidelines that are followed by all blood centers in the nation. In April 2020, these guidelines were adjusted, allowing many...// Read More

• COVID-19: Texas Blood Institute Urges Donations Amid Concerns

  Blood donation can’t wait.

  Blood donation is safe and critically important, despite concerns surrounding coronavirus (COVID-19). Texas Blood Institute is, as always, committed to safety for our donors, patients, and communities,...// Read More