Anyone else out there who hasn’t been allowed to give blood because of your time in the United Kingdom and Europe between 1980 and 2000? Looks like that restriction may actually have been lifted.
“…The FDA has been gradually lifting the ban for the past two years and fully lifted it this past spring. The Red Cross started accepting donors again in October.
‘The most important thing is for individuals that believe they may now be eligible to call their local blood center,’ Kate Fry, chief executive of America’s Blood Centers, told the AP.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers a website for people wanting to find the nearest blood donation center…”
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