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“There’s nothing wrong with the blood of the vaxxed” has been the standard line from the Public Health™ authorities for years now. Claims to the contrary have been derided as conspiracy theory. Via Very Well Health (emphasis added):Health professionals want to assure the public that it is safe to donate blood after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. In fact, it's strongly encouraged, especially during the summer months when blood donation tends to be low.The American Red Cross reports that a donor’s immune response to the vaccine will not be disrupted by giving blood and does not reduce the antibody protection against...

The American Red Cross is under public scrutiny for its blood donation screening process, which includes a specific question regarding COVID-19 vaccination status. The inquiry is part of the organization’s RapidPass system, designed to expedite the pre-donation procedure by enabling potential donors to fill out necessary paperwork online. The controversy centers around the 79th question on the RapidPass questionnaire, which asks donors whether they have received a COVID-19 vaccine. Those who answer affirmatively are prompted to contact the American Red Cross at 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to discuss whether their vaccination status affects their eligibility to donate blood.

This year, the FDA announced it would no longer be issuing blanket bans due to sexual orientation and instead screen potential donors on their risk of contracting and transmitting HIV, with the policy going into effect in August. At the time, the federal health agency said it would use "gender-inclusive, individual risk-based questions" without compromising "the safety or availability of the blood supply."

Quote from the video; "The Red Cross says anyone who has received their vaccine cannot donate convalescent plasma to help other Covid-19 patients in hospitals. That plasma is made up of antibodies from people who have recovered from the virus, but the vaccine wipes out those antibodies, making the convalescent plasma ineffective in treating other Covid-19 patients." The Red Cross doesn't want Blood from the Vaccinated (bitchute.com)

As scores lay injured in Florida hospitals after the Orlando shooting, potential donors inundated blood banks, offering what they could. For some, however, the hourslong wait ended in disappointment. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has strict guidelines about who can donate blood; among those restricted are people who have had certain diseases, those who have traveled to certain countries and men who have slept with men, or as the FDA refers to them, MSM, within the past year.

The Food and Drug Administration has recommended screening the entire US blood supply for the Zika virus, it announced today, noting that screening donated blood is already underway in Florida and Puerto Rico. The new recommendation applies "across the board to anyone collecting blood," explained Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. This includes very large blood collection establishments, such as the American Red Cross, and some very small establishments, such as academic centers, he said. The Red Cross said it will phase in universal testing. Currently, it is conducting Zika tests in five...

Just before Christmas, the deputy director of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) told reporters that the agency had decided to lift the lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have had sex with men. While the details still have to be worked out, as does a period of public comment this year, the FDA intends to institute a one-year ban it says fits in with current evidence.And what evidence is that? According to the Associated Press: Marks said some of the most compelling evidence for changing the policy comes from Australia, which put in place a one-year ban...

Government health advisers have concerns about lifting a nationwide ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, despite growing pressure against the policy from gay rights advocates, medical experts and blood banks. The ban dates from the first years of the AIDS epidemic and was intended to protect the U.S. blood supply from exposure to the little-understood disease. …

The American Red Cross says power outages created by recent storms in the East and Midwest cut blood donations, which were already low this summer. In June there was a nationwide shortfall, with donations down more than 10% across the country. "We are asking people to please call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit us at redcrossblood.org to find a way to donate if they can," said Stephanie Millian, Red Cross director of biomedical communications. "We need people's help." One group that would like to help, but legally can't, may be moving one step closer to eligibility. Since the 1980s, when the AIDS...

Contact: Natalie Bell, Concerned Women for America, 202-488-7000, ext. 126, 202-255-1959  WASHINGTON, March 20 /Christian Newswire/ -- Current U.S. health regulations prohibit men who have sex with men (MSM) from donating blood. Studies conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) categorically confirm that if MSM were permitted to give blood the general population would be placed at risk. According to the FDA, MSM, "have an HIV prevalence 60 times higher than the general population, 800 times higher than first time blood donors and 8,000 times higher than repeat blood donors...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Red Cross employee and two other people were accused Friday of stealing the identities of about 40 blood donors and using the information to obtain about $268,000 in cash and merchandise. In 2002 and 2003, Red Cross worker Danielle Baker, 33, of Collingswood, N.J., filched names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, telephone numbers and places of employment from the computer records of people who had participated in corporate blood drives in Philadelphia, U.S. Attorney Patrick Meehan said. Harold J. McCoy III, 33, and Karynn R. Long, 36, of Dayton, Ohio, then used the information...

Summer is peak time at resorts and off-peak time for blood banks. The Blood and Tissue of Central Texas needs 300 units of blood to fill the shelves by the end of the week. "During the summertime there is usually an increased need … but when you have an extended weekend like the July Fourth one coming up, that sort of situation can double and triple on you really quickly. So, that's why we're encouraging people to come in and donate this week so we can be prepared," Nicolette Abernathy, of the Blood and Tissue Center, said. You can donate...

News Release BLOOD BANKING COMMUNITY ENCOURAGES AMERICANS TO GIVE BLOOD THIS JANUARY DURING NATIONAL VOLUNTEER BLOOD DONOR MONTH Goal is to Collect Donations from Those Who Have Yet to Give the “Gift of Life” WASHINGTON (January 1, 2004) – Representatives from the nation’s blood banking community are challenging all eligible Americans who have yet to donate blood for the first time to make a New Year’s resolution to give the “gift of life.” The American Association of Blood Banks (AABB), America’s Blood Centers (ABC), and the American Red Cross (ARC) issued this request to kick off National Volunteer Blood Donor...

At least 30 soldiers serving in Iraq have contracted a skin disease spread by sand flies, prompting a ban on blood donations by all members of the military in Iraq for a year after they return home, health officials said Thursday.The parasitic disease, leishmaniasis, occurs in two forms. The soldiers have the milder form, which causes skin sores and is curable if promptly treated. The other form of the disease -- believed to account for some reports of Gulf War syndrome after that conflict in 1990-91 -- often causes fever, weight loss and organ damage. It can be fatal.A...

Federal health officials today banned soldiers who served in Iraq from donating blood because of a rare skin parasite that has infected 22 servicemen. The disease, leishmaniasis, is rarely deadly but can cause serious skin lesions and can be spread through the blood supply. Since August 2002, 18 servicemen have caught the parasite in Iraq, plus two each in Kuwait and Afghanistan. The ban on returning troops will last a year and does not apply to those who were only in Kuwait or Afghanistan. "The Pentagon estimated the potential loss of blood donors at more than 12,000 people. But...

Blood Donations Halted From Personnel Deployed To Iraq By Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample, USAAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTION, Oct. 21, 2003, — A parasitic disease being spread by sand flies in Iraq has prompted officials who oversee the military's blood supply to implement a one-year donor deferral for military personnel serving in that country. The reason for the deferral is a form of the disease Leishmaniasis, which causes sores or lesions on the skin, and which in its most serious form can cause death. Since 2002, military health officials have reported 22 cases of the disease, with the...