Lifting the Mad Cow Deferral - Dr. Kirsten Alcorn & Meg Hall (S4 E11)

Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Experts tell us that on January 18th, 2023, Bloodworks Northwest could have 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. Support the show