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[yazaddaruvala]

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 → yazaddaruvala]

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...