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

Immunisation - Live

Obligatory

Must not donate if:
a) Less than eight weeks from administration.

b) The inoculation site has not yet healed.

Discretionary

If more than four weeks from administration of a live immunisation other than smallpox immunisation and the inoculation site has healed, accept.

See if Relevant

Smallpox Immunisation
Tuberculosis

Additional Information

Live immunisations use living viruses or living bacteria that will stimulate the immune system but do not normally cause a severe illness. They may however cause severe illness in people who are already unwell and have a weakened immune system. By four weeks, any infection caused by the immunisation should have been controlled and so should not be passed on through donated material. There are special rules for smallpox immunisations.

Information

This entry is compliant with the Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005.

Reason for change

Advice has been given from SACTTI that a period of four weeks is sufficient to ensure that there would be no circulating virus at time of blood or component donation for live immunisations other than smallpox.

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Update Information

This entry was last updated in:
DSG-WB Edition 203, Release 05.