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