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Re: Blood donations in Canada
- Subject: Re: Blood donations in Canada
- From: Jeffrey Goldberg <{$news}$@goldmark.org>
- Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 22:28:52 -0700
- In-Reply-To: <ylelpdkyjq.fsf@windlord.stanford.edu>
- Newsgroups: uk.current-events.us-bombing
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- Reply-To: Jeffrey Goldberg <jeffrey+news@goldmark.org>
On Sep 11, 2001 Russ Allbery <rra@stanford.edu> wrote
in <ylelpdkyjq.fsf@windlord.stanford.edu>:
On 11 Sep 2001, Russ Allbery wrote:
> > Don't you remember the head of the US Red Cross a few days ago
> > saying she'd go out of her way to avoid UK blood?
>
> Given that US blood banks are currently refusing blood from people who
> have been in the UK for extended stays in the past X years, I believe
> you're probably correct.
Exactly. I haven't checked whether the US Red Cross is waiving that rule
at the moment, but I (having lived in the UK for 6 years) have to explain
to people why I haven't given blood.
The rule has had some small impact on the US blood supply, but Canada did
the same thing, and there it has had a significant impact.
-j
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