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| Region | Canada |
| Issue | Blood donations by MSMs |
| Status | Banned (5-year deferral) |
| Start Date | May 22, 2013 |
| End Date | Jun 20, 2016 |
| Description | Health Canada changed the indefinite deferral period to a 5-year deferral, effective May 22, 2013. |
| Sources | https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2013/05/health-canada-approves-proposals-change-deferral-period-certain-blood-donors-regulatory-decision-will-not-compromise-safety-canada-blood-system.html https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/news/2016/06/health-canada-approves-requests-from-canadian-blood-services-and-hema-quebec-to-amend-their-licences-to-implement-a-one-year-msm-donor-deferral-period.html |
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Revision History (4)
edited by Notdog1996. Fixing date
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| End Date | 2016 | Jun 20, 2016 |
edited by Notdog1996. Fixing dates and adding archived source
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| Start Date | Jul 22, 2013 | May 22, 2013 |
| Description | Health Canada changed the indefinite deferral period to a 5-year deferral, effective July 22, 2013. | Health Canada changed the indefinite deferral period to a 5-year deferral, effective May 22, 2013. |
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| Sources | https://www.blood.ca/en/blood/am-i-eligible-donate-blood/men-who-have-sex-men | https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2013/05/health-canada-approves-proposals-change-deferral-period-certain-blood-donors-regulatory-decision-will-not-compromise-safety-canada-blood-system.html https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/news/2016/06/health-canada-approves-requests-from-canadian-blood-services-and-hema-quebec-to-amend-their-licences-to-implement-a-one-year-msm-donor-deferral-period.html |
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| End Date | Aug 2016 | Jan 2016 |
| Sources | https://blood.ca/en/blood/am-i-eligible/men-who-have-sex-men | https://www.blood.ca/en/blood/am-i-eligible-donate-blood/men-who-have-sex-men |
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created by alexkillby
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Banned (5-year deferral) |
| Start Date | Jul 22, 2013 |
| End Date | Aug 2016 |
| Description | Health Canada changed the indefinite deferral period to a 5-year deferral, effective July 22, 2013. |
| Sources | https://blood.ca/en/blood/am-i-eligible/men-who-have-sex-men |