The FDA is considering easing blood donor screening restrictions for gay and bisexual men.
for men who have sex with men that originated during the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980s.to individual risk assessments based on questionnaires about recent sexual activity, the agency confirmed to Axios.
Approximately 25% of community blood centers across the U.S. have a one-day supply or less as of Thursday afternoon, according to theIf the FDA lifts the three-month deferral period, the annual blood supply would increase by 2% to 4% annually, according to theThe FDA has lifted blood donor restrictions in other situations while other federal health services have more broadly reevaluated medically disqualifying conditions, including HIV.
This decision has made it possible for hundreds of thousands of people to become eligible to donate, which could help increase the number of U.S. blood donations, perThe U.S. Public Health Service on Thursday said it is changing its medical standards to accept future applicants living with chronic hepatitis B and HIV, citing treatments that have made both manageable chronic conditions.
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