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COTT News, Joint Statement

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Joint Statement on Addressing the MSM Blood Ban by Groups Representing People Living with Hemophilia, Gay Men and People Living with HIV/AIDS. The Department of Health & Human Services, Advisory Committee On Blood Safety and Availability will consider June 11 revision of the current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policy recommending that men who have sex with another man (MSM) even one time since 1977 should be deferred indefinitely from donating blood.

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COTT News, Advisory Committee Votes

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Advisory Committee Votes to Retain Current Blood Donor Bans. The federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Advisory Committee On Blood Safety and Availability (ACBSA) voted 9 to 6 on June 11th to make no change in the current deferral policy
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