In response

Roger Y Dodd^{1

2}, Susan L Stramer³, Rachel Smith^{1

4}, Pampee P Young^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ American Red Cross, Biomedical Services Headquarters, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
² Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
³ American Red Cross, Scientific Affairs, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA.
⁴ Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Comment

Roger Y Dodd et al. Transfusion. 2021 Jul.

. 2021 Jul;61(7):2217.

doi: 10.1111/trf.16539.

Roger Y Dodd^{1

2}, Susan L Stramer³, Rachel Smith^{1

4}, Pampee P Young^{1

4}

¹ American Red Cross, Biomedical Services Headquarters, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
² Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
³ American Red Cross, Scientific Affairs, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA.
⁴ Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

No abstract available

Comment on

The current state of the platelet supply in the US and proposed options to decrease the risk of critical shortages.
Stubbs JR, Homer MJ, Silverman T, Cap AP. Stubbs JR, et al. Transfusion. 2021 Jan;61(1):303-312. doi: 10.1111/trf.16140. Epub 2020 Oct 24. Transfusion. 2021. PMID: 33098328 Review.
Paid platelet donors: How surveys can mislead.
Taylor JS. Taylor JS. Transfusion. 2021 Jul;61(7):2216-2217. doi: 10.1111/trf.16506. Transfusion. 2021. PMID: 34275152 No abstract available.