# Age — can I give blood? (Vitalant (US))

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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Blood service:** Vitalant (US) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Waiting period:** at least 16 years old _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Outcome:** accept _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Must be at least 16 years old*

## Source

- https://www.vitalant.org/eligibility

Last verified: 2026-08-13. Review by: 2027-02-09.
Part of [Blood donor deferral criteria compared across national blood services](https://referencesource.org/blood-donor-deferral-criteria/).