Forbes February 27, 2024
Recent online rumors have been circulating about whether the American Red Cross prohibits people donating blood after receiving Covid-19 vaccines. With over 80% of Americans having received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, if true, this could represent a significant danger to the U.S. donated blood supply. The organization declared an emergency blood shortage in January, reporting that the number of blood donors had hit a 20 year low.
The good news is, the rumor isn’t true.
The rumor seems to stem from this part of the eligibility criteria on the American Red Cross website about “immunization/vaccination”:
- COVID-19 Vaccine and COVID-19 Booster Shot
- Acceptable if you were vaccinated with a non-replicating, inactivated, or RNA-based COVID-19 vaccine manufactured...
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