Removal of deferrals for variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease risk: Impact on new and previously deferred donors
Removal of the vCJD deferrals had a major positive impact. The greatest gain was in new donors who had previously self-deferred. Despite intensive efforts, only one-quarter of recently deferred donors returned.
Authors
- Shane Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4101-8234)
- Mindy Goldman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9904-9952)
- David McKee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8023-5923)
- Sheila F. O’Brien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5332-2789)
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Canadian Blood Services (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vox Sanguinis
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.70021
- Primary Topic
- Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00