Can people on work visas donate blood? I know it might be a dumb question but I remember reading otherwise on American Red Cross website. So asking here.
Donors from certain countries are not allowed to donate, I would Google for that list and see if your country of provenance is on there.
Is this a joke ? Or are you serious
No it's not. I volunteer at a blood bank. All blood donated through the American Red Cross must undergo extensive testing to ensure that it is safe to give to patients. However, some serious conditions cannot be identified by basic testing and must be self-reported for additional investigation. So if you have traveled to any countries where the following diseases are prevalent you won't be eligible to donate for 3 years. Malaria Zik Ebola Mad cow disease
Yes . You cannot donate if you have come from third world counties in the last 5 years
there’s a list that shows that you can’t donate if you’ve traveled to these counties in the past “x” years on red cross website and they ask you when you go to donate. I don’t think it’s intended to be discriminatory. for example when the zika virus was rampant, ppl who had traveled to brazil couldn’t donate blood for a while.
I can't donate blood as a gay man so who knows what stupid shit they have against immigrants
I thought they removed that restriction. And isn't orientation self reported.
They can donate but not if they'va had sex with another man in the last three months. It's still a ridiculous restriction based in prejudice, not fact. The assumption that gay men engage in more risky sex that any other demographic is ridiculous.
Only if you've been in the US atleast for the past 1 year
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You can't donate blood as an 👽. At least that's what they told me 5 years ago.
Where did you come from? They let me donate but I'm from Australia/UK.