Posted on Jun 22, 2023
Here's how Hoxworth and Community Blood Center are responding to updated blood donation...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in May updated its guidance on who is allowed to donate blood. The new rules eliminate restrictions specifically prohibiting gay and bisexual men from donating. The Tri-State's two blood centers are in the process of updating their procedures to comply with the new guidance.
"I think it's a positive change for the industry. It will hopefully increase donor eligibility and people who have been not able to donate will be able to donate as a result of these changes," says David Oh, MD, chief medical officer with Hoxworth Blood Center.
Oh notes the changes are being made "with blood safety for transfusion recipients as a priority."
"I think it's a positive change for the industry. It will hopefully increase donor eligibility and people who have been not able to donate will be able to donate as a result of these changes," says David Oh, MD, chief medical officer with Hoxworth Blood Center.
Oh notes the changes are being made "with blood safety for transfusion recipients as a priority."
Here's how Hoxworth and Community Blood Center are responding to updated blood donation...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel when someone is bleeding out, I don’t think they are going to stop to ask where the blood from the blood bank came from. I never had a patient ask.
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