Reference Source

Cold/Covid symptoms

For Cold/Covid symptoms, blood service is Irish Blood Transfusion Service; waiting period is 7 days; condition is no cold/covid symptoms in last 7 days; outcome is temporary deferral, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

Criterion
Cold/Covid symptoms verified
Blood service
Irish Blood Transfusion Service our reading
Waiting period
7 days verified
Condition
no cold/covid symptoms in last 7 days verified
Outcome
temporary deferral our reading
Sourcegiveblood.ie
Verified2026-08-06
Review by2027-02-02
DatasetBlood donor deferral criteria compared across national blood services

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What the source says

no cold/covid symptoms in last 7 days

giveblood.ie, retrieved 2026-08-06

Source

Last verified against source: 2026-08-06. Due for re-check by 2027-02-02. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.