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

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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Blood service:** Vitalant (US) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Waiting period:** no waiting period _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Condition:** deferral ended as of Aug. 16, 2022 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Outcome:** accept _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

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

## 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/).