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... and as a result anyone who lived in Europe during the 1990s is disqualified from donating blood in the US.
by fred256 9y ago
... and as a result anyone who lived in Europe during the 1990s is disqualified from donating blood in the US.
- PhantomGremlin 9y agoYeah, that's how I know about it. I spent some time in England in the early 1980s. So it affects me. But I did get my gallon pin before they kicked me out. Which means that there could be hundreds of Americans walking around with foreign prions, just because of me. :) The real advantage of being kicked out is that once you tell them the reason you can't give anymore, they ghost you. Totally. No more phone calls literally begging for your blood. :) The funny thing is, I'm sure, all the English are donating blood to one another. And they're surviving. I can see the opposite viewpoint as well. If even a single American got BSE from "foreign" blood, there would be an incredible shitstorm. And the poor recipient would have received the equivalent of a death sentence.