Now that the FDA has changed the rules for blood donation and those assigned to Europe are you planning to try to donate blood? For the past 20 years those of us assigned to Europe (specifically Germany or England) were not allowed to donate. This ban included our family members. This was due to fear of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease but this changed just a few days ago. [~138758:COL Mikel Burroughs] [~563704:LTC Stephen Ford] [~802057:Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen] [~78668:CPT Jack Durish] [~974680:CW5 Jack Cardwell] [~7792:TSgt Joe Cullinan] [~106303:SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL] [~1607400:Sgt Kerry Harkins] [~233217:Sgt John Houck] [~385188:Capt Marty Hogan] [~390226:SGT David Reynolds] [~781564:LTC David Brown] [~1493723:MSgt David Hoffman] [~1006219:CMSgt Mark Parrish] [~1006181:SCPO Morris Ramsey] [~1361945:LTC D. Wayne Gregory] [~1305016:CPL Dave Hoover] [~1692709:SGT Robert Pryor] [~768589:SP5 Mark Kuzinski][~1000115:SPC Mark Huddleston]

Posted on Apr 5, 2020

Now that the FDA has changed the rules for blood donation and those assigned to Europe are you planning to try to donate blood?

Lt Col Charlie Brown

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For the past 20 years those of us assigned to Europe (specifically Germany or England) were not allowed to donate. This ban included our family members. This was due to fear of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease but this changed just a few days ago.

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SFC John Lich

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Thanks for sharing, this is good to know as I was in this category and will make another attempt.

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Lt Col Charlie Brown

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MSgt Steven Holt, NRP, CCEMT-P

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I used to donate regularly as I have O- blood. After deploying to Africa and being stationed in England, they would not allow me to donate. Might try again after all this Covid-19 panic is over.

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