Donation Intervals — can I give blood? (American Red Cross (US))
What is the waiting period for Donation Intervals — can I give blood? (American Red Cross (US))?
For Donation Intervals, waiting period is 8 weeks; condition is between whole blood (standard) donations; 7 days between platelet donations; 16 weeks between Power Red donations; outcome is temporary deferral; blood service is American Red Cross (US), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.
Wait at least 8 weeks between whole blood (standard) donations. Wait at least 7 days between platelet (pheresis) donations. Wait at least 16 weeks between Power Red (automated) donations.
— redcrossblood.org, retrieved 2026-08-06
8 weeks
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.
- Criterion
- Donation Intervals
- Blood service
- American Red Cross (US) our reading
- Waiting period
- 8 weeks verified
- Condition
- between whole blood (standard) donations; 7 days between platelet donations; 16 weeks between Power Red donations
- Outcome
- temporary deferral our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
Source
- redcrossblood.orghttps://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/eligibility-requirements/eligibility-criteria-alphabetical.html