Chris Inquires About Blood Donors And Covid Vaccinations
Christopher Chope Conservative, Christchurch
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether blood donations from people who have not been vaccinated against covid-19 are separately identified; and whether people who require such blood are able to access it.
Neil O'Brien The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care
In the United Kingdom, blood donations are not identified based on the donor’s COVID-19 vaccination status.
The Joint United Kingdom Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee (JPAC) provide guidelines for the UK Blood Transfusion Services. JPAC published a position statement in July 2021, which was updated in November 2022, outlining that UK Blood Services cannot provide information about the COVID-19 vaccine status of donors to recipients and that this is not necessary from a safety or efficacy perspective.
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