Travel
Love to travel? Us too! But some destinations can affect your eligibility for a little while. Check how your travel might impact when you can donate.
Chagas disease is an insect-borne infection, present in:
- Argentina
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- French Guiana
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Suriname
- Uruguay…
Yes, you can! There used to be a rule preventing people who lived in the UK between 1980 and 1996 from donating in Australia, but it was changed on 25 July 2022.
Another rule preventing people who had received a blood transfusion in the UK from 1980 onwards from donating was discontinued on 13 November 2023.
These rules were related to the fatal variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (…
Read MoreIt depends on the type of vaccine. Check yours here.
Some vaccines don't include any live material and you can donate straight away after having one. Other vaccines are made from live material, meaning you can give plasma right away but need to wait four weeks before donating blood or platelets. You’ll need to…
Read MoreIt depends where you’ve travelled – most commonly, either you may only be able to donate plasma for a period, or you may be able to donate blood or plasma immediately.
Why wait to donate?
Even if you do everything 'right', it's possible that you can still catch something and not realise: especially in areas that have a high risk of certain infections carried by…
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