The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed that blood donor assessments measure individual risk and do not exclude people based on their sexual orientation or gender
“Until we can better sort out who is at lower risk in that group taking PrEP, we need to put this donor deferral in place,” he said. “That’s not to say we won’t continue to look at this and try to refine the guidelines further.”
A spokesperson for the American Red Cross said the organisation “is pleased the FDA has proposed to determine blood donor-eligibility using a gender-inclusive, individual risk-based assessment regardless of sexual orientation”.
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