Age — can I give blood? (Vitalant (US))
at least 16 years old
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.
For Age, waiting period is at least 16 years old; outcome is accept; blood service is Vitalant (US), recorded from its source on 2026-08-13.
- Criterion
- Age verified
- Blood service
- Vitalant (US) our reading
- Waiting period
- at least 16 years old verified
- Outcome
- accept 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.
What the source says
Must be at least 16 years old*
— vitalant.org, retrieved 2026-08-13
Source
- vitalant.orghttps://www.vitalant.org/eligibility