The latest blood donation regulations in 2022

On December 17, the National Health Commission’s website released the “Notice on Issuing the Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of New Coronavirus Infection in Blood Stations (Second Edition)”. It is clarified that those infected with the new coronavirus (except for severe and critical cases) can donate blood 7 days after the last positive result of the new coronavirus nucleic acid test or antigen test; those with severe or critical infections can donate blood 6 months after recovery. Compared with the 2021 "Guidelines for Normalized Prevention and Control of COVID-19 Epidemic in Blood Stations", the following contents are mainly revised: First, according to the adjustment of epidemic prevention and control policies, the new version of the work guidelines deletes the relevant information about close contacts, sub-close contacts and medium and high risks. People with a history of living in the district are temporarily suspended from donating blood. The second is to propose suspending blood donation for 48 hours after vaccination with genetically recombinant vaccines and inactivated vaccines. Third, based on international practices and my country's situation, it is clear that those infected with the new coronavirus (except for severe and critical cases) can donate blood 7 days after the last positive result of the new coronavirus nucleic acid test or antigen test; those with severe or critical infections can donate blood 6 months after recovery. Donate blood. Fourth, there are currently no reports of the new coronavirus spreading through blood transfusions in the world. In order to ensure blood safety to the greatest extent, the report content about new coronavirus infection will continue to be retained in the blood donor report policy generally implemented in blood stations, and the report time will be shortened to 48 hours. At the same time, the new version of the work guidelines also optimizes and adjusts the cleaning and disinfection measures related to blood stations based on the current epidemic prevention and control measures and virus mutations.