Giving blood exception

Jeena@jemmy.jeena.net to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world – 45 points –

I was listening to the American military radio here in Korea and they invited soldiers to donate blood with some exceptions:

  • if you've been shorter than 30 days in Korea
  • if you got a tatoo in the last 6 months
  • if you lived in Europe for more than 5 years

I really wonder what could have happened to someone who lived in Europe for more than 5 years which triggered this particular exception.

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I am not allowed to give blood, because i once got a blood transfusion in the eighties and i have a tiny, tiny risk of infecting people with mad cow disease. I only found out when i decided to give blood some years back and found out i am not allowed to.

And to clarify; i live in Europe

Same. Weirdly they used to take my blood then decided that it wasn't OK any more. Didn't know that it was a change in policy because of mad cow.

I can't donate blood because my grandma died from prions. I probably have a much, much higher chance of spreading it than you, and mine is still probably extremely low.

I'm very sorry, it must have been shocking news for you and your family.