ArticleAmerican journal of public health2021
Blood Donation and COVID-19: Reconsidering the 3-Month Deferral Policy for Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men.
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- Time-limited deferral scenarios and blood donation intentions among men who have sex with men in China: a nationwide mixed-methods study.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2026Article
- Examining prosocial tendencies in men who have sex with men: Potential impacts on blood donation following the 2023 reform.Vox sanguinis · 2026Article
- A Review of Amelioration of Awareness About Blood Donation Through Various Effective and Practical Strategies.Cureus · 2023Review
- Willingness and eligibility to donate blood under 12-month and 3-month deferral policies among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Ontario, Canada.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Pathways to fatherhood: clinical experiences with assisted reproductive technology in single and coupled intended fathers.F&S reports · 2022Article
- Staff perspectives on barriers and enablers to implementing alternative source plasma eligibility criteria for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.Transfusion · 2022Article
- A mixed methods investigation of the relationship between blood donor policy, interest in donation, and willingness to donate among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Ontario, Canada.BMC public health · 2022Article
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- Exploring Blood Donation Challenges and Mobilization Mechanisms in North China During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2022Article
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Abstract
In April 2020, in light of COVID-19-related blood shortages, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reduced the deferral period for men who have sex with men (MSM) from its previous duration of 1 year to 3 months.Although originally born out of necessity, the decades-old restrictions on MSM donors have been mitigated by significant advancements in HIV screening, treatment, and public education. The severity of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic-and the urgent need for safe blood products to respond to such crises-demands an immediate reconsideration of the 3-month deferral policy for MSM.We review historical HIV testing and transmission evidence, discuss the ethical ramifications of the current deferral period, and examine the issue of noncompliance with donor deferral rules. We also propose an eligibility screening format that involves an individual risk-based screening protocol and, unlike current FDA guidelines, does not effectively exclude donors on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation. Our policy proposal would allow historically marginalized community members to participate with dignity in the blood donation process without compromising blood donation and transfusion safety outcomes.
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