Should Platelet Donors be Paid? While red blood cell transfusions have decreased over the past several years, platelet transfusions have increased. In an editorial published… April 27, 2021
Evaluation of PrEP/PEP Deferrals and U.S. House of Representatives Question MSM Deferral Policy for Blood Donors Since 1983, the U.S. FDA has issued exclusionary regulations for blood donations from men who have had sex with other… April 7, 2021
Increase in New Blood Donors during the COVID-19 Pandemic Blood donations increased, especially from new donors, during 9/11 in the U.S., recent bushfires in Australia, and other major crises. … March 10, 2021
Serological Screening of Blood Donations Suggests SARS-CoV-2 May Have Been Introduced in the US before January 2020 The first case of SARS-Cov-2 in the United States was reported on January 19, 2020 in Washington State, but phylogenic… December 22, 2020
High Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Kenyan Blood Donors As of late July 2020, only 3% of recorded deaths due to COVID-19 have occurred in Africa despite being home… November 25, 2020
No Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Transfusion Transmission or Viral Infectivity About 20-25% of individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 develop severe symptoms, but many infected individuals are asymptomatic and may donate blood… October 21, 2020
Serosurveillance of SARS-CoV-2 from Blood Donations across the U.S. The RESPONSE (REDS-IV-P Epidemiology, Surveillance and Preparedness of the Novel SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic) Study aims to screen blood donations and monitor… October 7, 2020
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Blood Donation Trends In order to assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on blood donations, researchers at OneBlood in Florida reviewed 264,593… October 7, 2020
Less than 2% of U.S. Blood Donations Positive for SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies In order to gain a better understanding of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence, the American Red Cross tested all blood donations from June… September 22, 2020
Minimal Concerns for HIV in the US Blood Supply after FDA Revised Guidance In 2015, the U.S. FDA revised guidance for blood donor deferral of men who have sex with men (MSM) from… September 15, 2020
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