Blood Donors must be delayed / deferred if. . .

• Must wait 56 days between donations. • Must be at least 17 years of age. • Must be 16 years of age with signed parental consent. • Must weigh at least 110 pounds. • Must be symptom free for 72 hours after a cold or influenza. • Must wait 4 weeks after getting a tattoo or body piercing by a professional entity in a regulated state.* • Area of tattoo or piercing must be fully healed. • Must not be pregnant. Medications Most people taking medications, even prescription medications (including treatment of diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol), are accepted as blood donors. During the donor interview, the medications will be checked in the Medical Criteria Manual to ensure the safety of the donor’s and recipient’s health. Immunizations 1-year wait: hepatitis B immune globulin (given for exposure to hepatitis). 4-week wait: chickenpox, German measles (rubella), typhoid oral vaccine. 2-week wait: measles (rubeola), mumps, oral polio, yellow fever. 8-week wait: smallpox, Recombivax for hepatitis B(preventative) Okay: most toxoids, killed vaccines and influenza. Temporary Deferral 1 year: Anyone who has taken anti-malarial drugs or had malaria, or traveled to a malarial risk area. Anyone who has received blood or plasma or has had certain major surgeries. Anyone who has had a tattoo or body piercing applied in a non-regulated establishment or state. Anyone who has had an accidental needlestick. Anyone who has had rabies shots, syphilis, or has had sexual contact with those in a high-risk group for AIDS.