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Acupuncture — can I give blood? (American Red Cross (US))

What is the waiting period for Acupuncture — can I give blood? (American Red Cross (US))?

For Acupuncture, waiting period is no waiting period; outcome is accept; blood service is American Red Cross (US), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

Donors who have undergone acupuncture treatments are acceptable.

redcrossblood.org, retrieved 2026-08-06

no waiting period
How long you must wait before donating (or the age/weight bound), exactly as this blood service prints it — the passage it comes from is quoted on the record page. National services genuinely disagree on the same criterion; check the service you would donate with.
Sourceredcrossblood.org
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Criterion
Acupuncture verified
Blood service
American Red Cross (US) our reading
Waiting period
no waiting period
Outcome
accept our reading

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