FDA Revises Blood Donation Policy for Gay and Bisexual Men
TL;DR
The FDA has finalized a plan to ease restrictions on blood donation by men who have sex with men. The new policy updates risk-based individual questionnaires to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV. The screening questions will still recommend deferral of individuals who report having a new sexual partner and have engaged in anal sex in the past three months. The FDA believes the new policy will not hurt the safety or availability of the nation’s blood supply. Blood donation establishments may now implement the new policy.
- FDA eases restrictions on blood donation for men who have sex with men POLITICO
- FDA updates blood donation policy to include gay, bisexual men The Hill
- FDA paves way for more gay and bisexual men to donate blood with new risk-based assessment CNN
- FDA ends ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men NBC News
- F.D.A. Eases Ban on Blood Donations From Gay and Bisexual Men The New York Times
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