Measles Exposure — can I give blood? (American Red Cross (US))
What is the waiting period for Measles Exposure — can I give blood? (American Red Cross (US))?
For Measles Exposure, waiting period is 4 weeks; condition is if you have not been vaccinated or it has been less than 4 weeks since being vaccinated; outcome is temporary deferral; blood service is American Red Cross (US), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.
Acceptable if you are healthy and well and have been vaccinated for measles more than 4 weeks ago or were born before 1956. If you have not been vaccinated or it has been less than 4 weeks since being vaccinated, wait 4 weeks from the date of the vaccination or exposure before donating.
— redcrossblood.org, retrieved 2026-08-06
4 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
- Measles Exposure
- Blood service
- American Red Cross (US) our reading
- Waiting period
- 4 weeks verified
- Condition
- if you have not been vaccinated or it has been less than 4 weeks since being vaccinated verified
- 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