The second sentence of the article sums it up nicely. “The bulk of blood transfusions will always rely on people regularly rolling up their sleeve to donate.” Thus was never intended to replace blood donations completely as it’s way more expensive, but intended only for rare blood types.
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The second sentence of the article sums it up nicely. “The bulk of blood transfusions will always rely on people regularly rolling up their sleeve to donate.” Thus was never intended to replace blood donations completely as it’s way more expensive, but intended only for rare blood types.