# Donation Intervals — Blood donor deferral criteria compared across national blood services

For Donation Intervals, blood service is American Red Cross (US); 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, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Criterion:** Donation Intervals
- **Blood service:** American Red Cross (US) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Waiting period:** 8 weeks _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Condition:** between whole blood (standard) donations; 7 days between platelet donations; 16 weeks between Power Red donations _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Outcome:** temporary deferral _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> 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.

## Source

- https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/eligibility-requirements/eligibility-criteria-alphabetical.html

Last verified: 2026-08-06. Review by: 2027-02-02.
Part of [Blood donor deferral criteria compared across national blood services](https://referencesource.org/blood-donor-deferral-criteria/).