Reference Source

European travel/residency (vCJD) — can I give blood? (Vitalant (US))

no waiting period
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.
Sourcevitalant.org
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DatasetBlood donor deferral criteria compared across national blood services

For European travel/residency (vCJD), waiting period is no waiting period; condition is deferral ended as of Aug. 16, 2022; outcome is accept; blood service is Vitalant (US), recorded from its source on 2026-08-13.

Criterion
European travel/residency (vCJD) verified
Blood service
Vitalant (US) our reading
Waiting period
no waiting period verified
Condition
deferral ended as of Aug. 16, 2022 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

As of Aug. 16, 2022, deferrals ended for individuals who spent time in the United Kingdom or Europe.

vitalant.org, retrieved 2026-08-13

Source

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