For years, Jose Dominguez, 50, had wanted to donate blood, feeling it was part of his civic duty.
"This is something that we had talked about along during our relationship and anytime somebody said they donated blood, I'm like, 'That is such a privilege. It is such a privilege to be able to do that and one day, we will,'" he continued. "But it was just like, 'Whoa, this is so cool. It's finally happening.'"
At the time, the federal health agency said it would use "gender-inclusive, individual risk-based questions" without compromising "the safety or availability of the blood supply." "When I couldn't give blood again, I felt like I was being pushed out the community," Burdett said. "It felt like I lost something."
"I raised a skeptical eyebrow, like that's not gonna happen," Burdett said. "They're gonna have some rule like you can't have had sex for six months. ... So when it was that we really blood, I was really surprised -- surprised and super happy."Blood donation organizations said early data indicates that the policy has made a difference -- bringing back donors who were previously unable to give blood.
"What we would never know is someone that ... knew from friends or from media coverage that they were not eligible and then comes in and donates. We wouldn't have that figure that sort of self-deferred before," she said. "So, is it making an impact? I'm sure that it is."
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