Also significantly reduces risk of heart attacks. Donating blood is good for you...

yazaddaruvala · on April 23, 2023

If only they would take my blood!

In Seattle I've tried to donate blood multiple times over the last decade.

Every time, "because I've been to India in the last 5 years" they are unable to take my blood. Something about the risk of malaria. At worst, given a shortage, why not take my blood and analyze it? maybe even clean it (like with a dialysis machine)?

Talk about a dumb rule. Anyways... is there some other way to get this advantage? Are there blood letting doctors?

manquer · on April 23, 2023

You could donate in India perhaps ?

Also afaik it is 3 months[1] for malarial region (like India) it was updated from one year after FDA guidance changed in 2020

[1] For former residents of malarial region you must have resided outside for three years first, here is link to the full guidance from FDA

https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidan...