February 24, 2021
As COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed throughout the U.S., what does this mean for blood donors? Great news: if you receive the vaccine, you can still donate blood, platelets and AB Elite plasma!* Donating blood is essential to help save lives and support the efforts of those on the frontlines of the pandemic.
The Red Cross is following FDA blood donation eligibility guidance for those who receive the COVID-19 vaccination. Deferral times for donations may vary depending on which brand of vaccine you received. If you’ve received a COVID-19 vaccine, you’ll need to provide the manufacturer name when you come to donate. In most cases, there is no deferral time for individuals who received a COVID-19 vaccine as long as they are symptom-free and feeling well at the time of donation.
Basically you can donate on the same day which is worse then I imagined, you still have RNA code floating around for 3-7 days.
Wow
Someone from Germany just posted the same for their country.
My reply:
Same here according to the Red Cross, so our blood supply is tainted.
Someone posted how long rna in the vaccine can last once unfrozen, I believe it was 2 weeks and the vial is bad.
Don’t know how long blood stays on the shelf before used or if blood would keep the rna last longer.
>Unopened vial. 6 months at -90°C to -60°C. Unopened vials may be stored and transported at -25°C to -15°C for a total of 2 weeks and can be returned to -90°C to -60°C. Once removed from the freezer, the unopened vial can be stored for up to 1 month at 2°C to 8°C. Within the 1 month shelf-life at 2°C to 8°C, up to 12 hours may be used for transportation. Prior to use, the unopened vial can be stored for up to 2 hours at temperatures up to 30°C. Once thawed, Comirnaty should not be re-frozen.
https://www.nps.org.au/medicine-finder/comirnaty-covid-19-vaccine#full-pi
edit: o wait this is for the vaccine itself my bad kinda outa it today
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