Proposal to change hepatitis blood donation rules in United States of America
This is a new move by FDA to relax some rules regarding blood donation who were tested positive for hepatitis B. They suggest that older test (1980’s and 1990’s) to determine Hepatitis B resulted false positive test in some patients which prevented eligible donors from donating blood.According to new proposal people who were tested positive in the past will be screened again to check their Hepatitis and HIV status, and if they are found negative on thorough examination will again be allowed to donate blood.
How ever if those found positive again on repeated testing, they will not be allowed to donate blood. Also those who suffered hepatitis in past will not be allowed to donate blood.
Tags: Blood Donation, Health, hepatitis B, HIV
May 28th, 2008 at 10:19 am
When I was fourteen I caught “infectious hepatitis” from a neighbor woman, mother of a friend, who we thought just had the flu. That was a miserable summer! Several days in the hospital and all summer recovering. My mother, who was an R.N., and uncles, who were doctors, impressed on me that for the rest of my life I was never, ever to donate blood. This was no small thing in our extended family and later in my adult children’s lives. We’re a healthy clan and members regularly donate blood.
June 1st, 2008 at 8:12 am
I came to this country from Europe 26 years ago. I gave my blood and platelets on a regular basis - like I used to before in my home country - until one day, someone decide that anyone coming to the US after 1979 was banned from giving blood. Just wondering what they did with my blood all those years before they knew what a threat to humanity I was.
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Interesting that they have changed their stance on this. I just hope that the testing is thorough as this can be detrimental, and not to be taken lightly. this is peoples lives we are talking about.