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Donation Intervals (Platelets) — can I give blood? (Canadian Blood Services)

What is the waiting period for Donation Intervals (Platelets) — can I give blood? (Canadian Blood Services)?

For Donation Intervals (Platelets), waiting period is 14 days; condition is between platelet donations; new platelet donors are encouraged to donate once a month; outcome is temporary deferral; blood service is Canadian Blood Services, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

To donate platelets, returning donors must wait: 14 days*

blood.ca, retrieved 2026-08-06

14 days
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.
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Criterion
Donation Intervals (Platelets)
Blood service
Canadian Blood Services our reading
Waiting period
14 days verified
Condition
between platelet donations; new platelet donors are encouraged to donate once a month
Outcome
temporary deferral our reading

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