Vaccine Rollouts Affect Local Blood Donations
Greenville, SC | Charleston, SC | Raleigh, NC | Asheville, NC | Savannah, GA, March 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With the announcement of another COVID-19 vaccine being approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA), The Blood Connection (TBC) wants to make the public aware that receiving the vaccine does not affect blood donation eligibility.
- Greenville, SC | Charleston, SC | Raleigh, NC | Asheville, NC | Savannah, GA, March 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With the announcement of another COVID-19 vaccine being approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA), The Blood Connection (TBC) wants to make the public aware that receiving the vaccine does not affect blood donation eligibility.
- The FDA has recommended that whoever has received the Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, and Moderna Vaccines (including during clinical trial period) can donate blood.
- Blood donors can give blood after receiving the vaccine as long as they feel healthy and well to donate.
- Other than the addition of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, there have been no changes to vaccine protocol for blood donors.