News Forum - Low reserves of Rh negative blood raise concerns for foreigners in Thailand

[Thaiger]

Low reserves of Rh negative blood are raising concerns for foreigners in Thailand. While only 0.3% of the Thai population has Rh negative blood, around 15% of the UK and European population has the blood type. This shortage has resulted in concerning shortages of Rh negative blood in blood banks across southeast Asia. Visitors to …

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[Marble-eye]

Yes people with O negative blood (self included) have drawn the short straw when it comes to receiving O neg blood, but on a more positive side (pun intended) everybody else can accept O neg.

 

 

[BigHewer]

13 minutes ago, Marble-eye said:

Yes people with O negative blood (self included) have drawn the short straw when it comes to receiving O neg blood, but on a more positive side (pun intended) everybody else can accept O neg.

O negative is quite rare as far as I’m aware. Here in Japan, blood types are a common small talk question “By the way, what blood type are you?”… 

There is a minority (conspiracy?) theory that those with neg blood types are descended from aliens  

https://lesleylyle.com/health/i-may-be-an-alien/