Bloodworks 101

Lifting the Mad Cow Deferral - Dr. Kirsten Alcorn & Meg Hall (S4 E11)

January 12, 2023 John Yeager
Lifting the Mad Cow Deferral - Dr. Kirsten Alcorn & Meg Hall (S4 E11)
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Bloodworks 101
Lifting the Mad Cow Deferral - Dr. Kirsten Alcorn & Meg Hall (S4 E11)
Jan 12, 2023
John Yeager

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Experts tell us that on January 18th, 2023, Bloodworks Northwest could have access to as many as one thousand new donors in the Pacific Northwest simply because an FDA deferral is being lifted. As Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager tells us, that's because new evidence has led the FDA to remove the deferral requirement associated with time spent in the U.K., France, and Ireland due to the risk of vCJD also known as Mad Cow Disease. 

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Experts tell us that on January 18th, 2023, Bloodworks Northwest could have access to as many as one thousand new donors in the Pacific Northwest simply because an FDA deferral is being lifted. As Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager tells us, that's because new evidence has led the FDA to remove the deferral requirement associated with time spent in the U.K., France, and Ireland due to the risk of vCJD also known as Mad Cow Disease.