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Title COVID-19 donor eligibility update (as of April 26, 2022)
Drafter Administrator Date 2022-05-09 Hits 3128

On April 25, the National Blood Management Committee made a decision to adjust deferral period for COVID 19 confirmed cases as follows. 

 

  ¡Ü Individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 should wait at least ten(10) days after full recovery to donate blood. (reduced from four(4) weeks)

   - Seven(7) days after confirmed date(stated in the notice of quarantine) or release date from quarantine(isolation) is calculated as full recovery

  

 ¡Ø Example

  ¡Û  Confirmed date: April 25, 2022 (Monday)

  ¡Û  Date of full recovery(release date from quarantine): May 2, 2022 (Monday)

  ¡Û  Eligible date to donate blood: May 12, 2022 (Thursday)

 

For the COVID-19 vaccination, you still need to wait at least seven days from the date of each vaccination (wait additional seven days if you have experienced side effects from the vaccine)

 

We encourage our donors to participate in blood donation to help patients in need of a transfusion.