Bloodworks 101

"It's Been A Long Time Coming": James Bancroft and the Lifting of the Mad Cow Deferral (S4 E30)

August 03, 2023 Bloodworks Northwest
"It's Been A Long Time Coming": James Bancroft and the Lifting of the Mad Cow Deferral (S4 E30)
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Bloodworks 101
"It's Been A Long Time Coming": James Bancroft and the Lifting of the Mad Cow Deferral (S4 E30)
Aug 03, 2023
Bloodworks Northwest

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As of January, Bloodworks Northwest now has access to as many as one thousand new donors in the Pacific Northwest simply because an FDA deferral is being lifted. As Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager tells us, that's because new evidence has led the FDA to remove the deferral requirement associated with time spent in the U.K., France, and Ireland due to the risk of vCJD also known as Mad Cow Disease.
This comes as music to the ears of donor James Bancroft and as Bancroft can tell you - it's about time.

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As of January, Bloodworks Northwest now has access to as many as one thousand new donors in the Pacific Northwest simply because an FDA deferral is being lifted. As Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager tells us, that's because new evidence has led the FDA to remove the deferral requirement associated with time spent in the U.K., France, and Ireland due to the risk of vCJD also known as Mad Cow Disease.
This comes as music to the ears of donor James Bancroft and as Bancroft can tell you - it's about time.