The Fedez effect is noticeable. “Hundreds are lining up” to donate blood
Fedez he kept his word. “I will bring this issue into the spotlight because without donors I would… I wouldn’t be here today“, he explained to the cameras as soon as he left the Fatebenefratelli Hospital. And the miracle actually happened. In response to the singer’s call, hundreds of young people appeared at the hospitalAvis Lombardy lend a concrete hand. Oscar Bianchi, president of the Lombard branch of the non-profit association, explained that there was one in Milan yesterday extraordinary influx of donorswith approximately ten times more people between 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. compared to a normal Sunday. An effect that can easily be attributed to Fedez’s words, considering that most of the donors were between the ages of these two age groups between 18 and 35 years old. “I don’t have exact figures,” commented Bianchi, “but I can say that there has been an increase in numbers throughout Lombardy and also in Lombardy.” other parts of Italy“.
Fedez’s reaction
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Fedez receives the news with great joy. Thanks go to the fans on the rapper’s social channels: “I’m very happy, it happened.” a ripple effect which I didn’t expect,” he said. “thank you all“. With a tank of 15 million followers Only on Instagram was the virtual tam-tam effect inevitable. Blood donation has become one viral trend, and so not only do many donation reports appear on the Internet, but also instructions on how to become a donor. The hope, however, is that it will not remain a flash in the pan like most buzzwords on the Internet, but will turn into one A new habit for many.
the words of Burioni
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Roberto Burioni, full professor of microbiology and virology at the University of San Raffaele in Milan, commented positively on the news on his Facebook page. “Athletes, actors and singers are deeply loved and heard: they can make a difference in public health,” he wrote. “For better (like Fedez) and for worse (like the damaging Novax tennis player). Blood donated means lives saved. “No vaccine means lives lost,” the virologist concluded.
We need more blood
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Milan currently has around 40,000 donors who donate approx 70,000 units of blood and blood components. However, the city’s hospitals use approx 120,000-130,000 units of blood for transfusions required after trauma, operations and some pathologies. This means that the other provinces of Lombardy will have to integrate supplies. At least to fully cover the needs of hospitals 20,000 more donors. A not unattainable goal: based on the age and health criteria set by law, around 600,000 Milanese could potentially become donors today.
October 9, 2023 (modified October 9, 2023 | 6:12 p.m.)
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