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BENGALURU: Providing clarity on the deferral period for blood donation after Covid vaccination, Dr Sunil Gupta, director of National Blood Transfusion Council (NBTC) said donation can be done 28 days after the first dose.
In his reply to STOI’s query, Dr Gupta said a person who is not taking the second dose immediately after completion of 28 days of the first shot can proceed with blood donation.
Earlier, NBTC had issued a notification on March 5 stating, “28 days post vaccination deferral after the last dose of Covid-19 vaccination, irrespective of the type of vaccine received”. This got blood banks worried about blood shortage as from May 1 all those aged above 18 are allowed to get jabbed against SARS-CoV2.
The awards were announced during a virtual conference
Surat: SMIMER Hospital Blood Bank, which is run by Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC), has received the prestigious Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and immunohematology (ISBTI), TRANSCON-2020 award. The recognition came SMIMER’s way for its Convalescent Plasma donation collection activity. The awards were announced during a virtual conference.
The Excellent Blood Bank Award was given to SMIMER Hospital Blood Bank for collecting the highest units of Convalescent Plasma from donors who have recovered from Covid-19 infection. SMIMER collected 1,883 units of plasma, the most in country. Dr Ankita Shah got the Corona Warrior Award encouraging donors. Three plasma donors Jaideep Ravani (12 times), Dr Alpesh Chitroda (10 times) and Dr Chetankumar Chitroda (10 times) were awarded for their voluntary services.