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I was born in the UK during BSE, and as a result I can’t give blood in Europe. People forget it but the scars are still there.
by jna_sh 9mo ago
I was born in the UK during BSE, and as a result I can’t give blood in Europe. People forget it but the scars are still there.
- mschuster91 9mo agoMight want to revisit the regulations of the country you're living in. Ireland [1] and, apparently recently, also Germany [2] at least have largely taken back the ban. If you're fluent in German, you can read the factual basis on which the RKI made its decision here [3]. [1] https://www.giveblood.ie/can-i-give-blood/keeping-blood-safe/vcjd/ https://www.giveblood.ie/can-i-give-blood/keeping-blood-safe... [2] https://www.blutspendedienst-west.de/magazin/blutspende/mehr-menschen-koennen-blut-spenden-neue-regelung-fuer-aufenthalte https://www.blutspendedienst-west.de/magazin/blutspende/mehr... [3] https://www.rki.de/DE/Themen/Infektionskrankheiten/Blut-und-Transfusionsmedizin/Arbeitskreis-Blut/Stellungnahmen/Downloads/S27.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=3 https://www.rki.de/DE/Themen/Infektionskrankheiten/Blut-und-...
- jna_sh 9mo agoAmazing, looks like the ban was lifted where I live in NL in May 2025! Thanks for the heads up, I had missed this, despite being fairly certain I had checked relatively recently. https://www.sanquin.nl/system/files/2025-05/sq_beleidsregel-verblijf-in-vk-aangepast.pdf https://www.sanquin.nl/system/files/2025-05/sq_beleidsregel-...