Close Contact with Smallpox Vaccination Site Touching the vaccination site, including the – bandages covering the vaccination site; touching/handling materials that might have come into contact with an unbandaged vaccination site including clothing, towels, and bedding. Lived With Residing in the same dwelling. EXAMPLES: house, dormitory, apartment. – Types of Donor Deferral Indefinite Deferral Prospective donor is unable to donate blood for someone else for an – unspecified period of time due to current regulatory requirements. The indefinite deferral would no longer apply if regulatory requirements changed and the donor qualified for re-entry based on results of improved testing methods or a change in the impact of the relevant transfusion transmitted infection, also referred to as RTTI. Indefinitely deferred donors may be eligible to donate autologous blood. Permanent Deferral Prospective donor is deferred from donation with no possibility for – Permanently deferred donors may be eligible to donate autologous blood. EXAMPLE of permanent deferral: A prospective donor states that he/she has hepatitis C. Additionally, some permanent deferrals may result from the testing performed on a previous donation. Permanently deferred donors may be eligible to donate autologous blood. Temporary Deferral Prospective donor is deferred from donation for a specified period of time. – Temporarily deferred donors may be eligible to donate autologous blood. EXAMPLE of temporary deferral: A prospective donor who received a transfusion within the last 12 months would be deferred for 12 months from the date of the transfusion.
Close Contact with Smallpox Vaccination Site – Touching the vaccination site, including the bandages covering the vaccination site; touching/handling materials that might have come into contact with an unbandaged vaccination site including clothing, towels, and bedding. Lived With – Residing in the same dwelling. EXAMPLES: house, dormitory, apartment. Types of Donor Deferral Indefinite Deferral – Prospective donor is unable to donate blood for someone else for an unspecified period of time due to current regulatory requirements. The indefinite deferral would no longer apply if regulatory requirements changed and the donor qualified for re-entry based on results of improved testing methods or a change in the impact of the relevant transfusion transmitted infection, also referred to as RTTI. Indefinitely deferred donors may be eligible to donate autologous blood. Permanent Deferral – Prospective donor is deferred from donation with no possibility for Permanently deferred donors may be eligible to donate autologous blood. EXAMPLE of permanent deferral: A prospective donor states that he/she has hepatitis C. Additionally, some permanent deferrals may result from the testing performed on a previous donation. Permanently deferred donors may be eligible to donate autologous blood. Temporary Deferral – Prospective donor is deferred from donation for a specified period of time. Temporarily deferred donors may be eligible to donate autologous blood. EXAMPLE of temporary deferral: A prospective donor who received a transfusion within the last 12 months would be deferred for 12 months from the date of the transfusion.
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