Can I give blood after
getting my flu shot?
Yes. Following a flu vaccine,
there is no waiting period before making a donation.
Can I donate blood if I
have the flu or a cold?
No, you must be in good health
(symptom-free) and in a pleasant mood in order to donate blood.
Can someone with high
blood pressure still donate?
Sure, provided that your blood
pressure is within the FDA-established range.
What if I'm taking
aspirin or other medication that my doctor has prescribed?
The best person to address your
questions is at local blood donation center. We advise you to phone the blood
donation center in advance to ask about any medications you are currently
taking. Ibuprofen and aspirin have no impact on whole blood donation. Although
apheresis
How long will the donation
procedure actually take?
It takes around an hour to
complete the donation procedure from registration to post-contribution
refreshments. The donation itself takes 5 to 10 minutes.
What kinds of examinations are done on donated
blood?
Blood is examined after
it is drawn to determine its ABO group (blood type), Rh type, whether it is
positive or negative, and any unexpected red blood cell antibodies that could
be problematic for the transfusion recipient.
Donated Blood is tested
for:
• Hepatitis B virus
• Hepatitis C virus
• HIV-1 and HIV-2
• HTLV-I and HTLV-II
• Syphilis
Other optional tests may
be done in some centers around the world based on FDA Guidance!
• West Nile virus
• Trypanosoma cruzi, the infectious agent causing Chagas'
disease
• Babesia
Is donated blood kept on
hand permanently before being used?
No. Every unit of whole
blood is broken down into various parts.
Every unit of whole
blood is broken down into various parts. Red blood cells can be frozen for up
to 10 years or kept refrigerated for a maximum of 42 days.
It is possible to keep
platelets for a maximum of five to seven days in room temperature
storage.
Usually approximately to
twelve months, fresh frozen plasma is retained in a stored frozen
form.
Cryoprecipitate can be
kept frozen for up to a year.
After donation,
granulocytes must be injected directly in under 24hrs.
Albumin, immune
globulin, particular immune globulins, and clotting factor concentrates are a
few further items made from blood.
Volume
of Blood Drawn:
An
average of 0.5 L of blood is drawn for a whole blood donation. The amount
collected for donations of other blood components, including platelets or
plasma, is determined by your height, weight, and platelet count.
After receiving a COVID-19
immunization, is my blood safe?
The Food and Drug
Administration has repeatedly affirmed that there is no evidence to back up
worries about the safety of blood donated by vaccine recipients.
The public is being assured by
international organizations like the Red Cross and the Organization for the
Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies that there is no requirement to
differentiate between blood provided by vaccine-eligible donors and blood
donated by non-eligible donors. "There is no scientific evidence that
demonstrates adverse outcomes from the transfusions of blood products collected
from vaccinated donors and, therefore, there is no medical reason to
distinguish or separate blood donations from individuals who have received a
COVID19 vaccination," their statement reads.
Vaccination
before blood donation:
How long must someone wait
after receiving a vaccination before giving blood?
It's recommended for further
information, please consult the Vaccination Information Statements from the
CDC.
Blood donors must accurately
recall their vaccinations and submit that information. It is advised that you
wait before giving blood after receiving some live attenuated viral and
bacterial vaccines since there is a chance of spreading vaccine virus to
others:
2 weeks (live attenuated, viral and
bacterial vaccines)
Measles (rubeola)
Mumps
Polio (Sabin/oral)
Typhoid (oral)
Yellow Fever
4 weeks (live attenuated, viral and
bacterial vaccines)
German measles (rubella)
Chickenpox/shingles (varicella
zoster)
COVID-19 Vaccine – SARS-CoV-2
nonreplicating, inactivated, or mRNA-based vaccine – No waiting period
Jynneos Smallpox/Monkeypox
Vaccine (attenuated, live, nonreplicating vaccine) – No waiting period
Smallpox Vaccine (Live virus
vaccine comprised of Vaccina Virus – “replication-competent vaccine” –
Refer to the FDA’s Guidance,
Recommendations for Recipients of Smallpox Vaccine, for further recommendations.
No blood donation waiting
period is
recommended for the following vaccinations:
Receipt of toxoids, or
synthetic or killed viral, bacterial, or rickettsial vaccines: if donor is
symptom-free and afebrile: Anthrax, Cholera (inactivated), Diphtheria,
Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Influenza, Lyme disease, Paratyphoid, Pertussis,
Plague, Pneumococcal polysaccharide, Polio (Salk/injection), Rabies, Rocky
Mountain spotted fever, Tetanus, Typhoid (by injection)
Receipt of recombinant vaccine
[eg, HPV and Zoster Recombinant, Adjuvanted (Shingrix) Vaccine]
Receipt of intranasal live
attenuated flu vaccine
Receipt of Vaxchora (live
attenuated, nonsystemically absorbed, oral Cholera vaccine)
Source: CDC, FDA, AABB
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