FDA expands its list of risky blood donors
The FDA recommends banning blood donations from prostitutes active since 1977 and their recent partners, plus heterosexuals who have been customers or partners within six months. The guidance urges blood facilities to use self screening methods and notes other high risk groups such as MSM, IV drug users, and recent immigrants from Haiti or central Africa. The note explains AIDS basics and HTLV-III origins as context.
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