People who were deferred under the previous twelve month deferral policy for MSM and who may now meet the new three month MSM deferral policy, must contact the OneBlood Donor Advocacy team to have their donor profile updated in our computer system. Q: Can I donate if I was deferred under the previous 12 month deferral policy for MSM? OneBlood implemented the MSM policy effective May 15, 2020. The policy change shortens the deferral criteria for Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) from twelve months to three months.
Food and Drug (FDA) announced changes to its donor eligibility policy titled: Revised Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission by Blood and Blood Products”. Q: Did the FDA Change Its Policy Regarding Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)? Regarding Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) Deferred for receipt of a blood transfusion in the U.K., France or Ireland.Deferred for military service in Europe or UK (i.e., England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, Gibraltar, or the Falkland Islands).Please call our Donor Advocacy department at 88 extension 33858, if you have previously been: FDA has removed the recommendations to defer indefinitely blood donors for: 1) geographic risk of possible exposure to bovine spongiform encephalopathy for time spent in the United Kingdom (U.K.) from 1980-1996 and for time spent in France and Ireland from 1980- 2001, and 2) receipt of a blood transfusion in the U.K., France, and Ireland from 1980-present. The new regulations will simplify the donor screening process and increase the number of eligible donors while maintaining the safety of blood and blood components.
Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has updated regulations to protect the blood supply against the risk of mad cow disease, variant Creutzfeldt- Jacob Disease (vCJD), a fatal infection of the brain and nerve tissue.
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