JPAC Joint United Kingdom (UK) Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee
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4. Immunisation

Obligatory

Known exposure.
Must not donate if:
Less than six months after vaccine or intramuscular immunoglobulin was given.

Discretionary

No known exposure:
Accept.

See if Relevant

Hepatitis B - Immunisation
Travel

Additional Information

Hepatitis A immunisation is advised before travel to parts of the world where other infections relevant to donating such as malaria are common. The donor should be asked about any relevant travel history.

Hepatitis A immunisation may be combined with hepatitis B immunisation.

If less than 6 months from immunisation following known exposure, the donor may be accepted following individual risk assessment if the risk of delaying transplant outweighs the risk of transmission of hepatitis A.