02-12-2022, 10:45 AM
(02-12-2022, 09:54 AM)harm_less Wrote: It's all about not wanting to set precedents. If the parents are granted their wish it also could be seen as a vindication of their claims about 'vaccinated' blood being somehow different.
So if this decision goes the way of the parents then what next? Vegan only blood, heterosexual only blood, Maori only blood...
Exactly!
They are politicizing the whole thing.
It would have been better if they quietly just given them the blood and no one would have noticed.
I dont think this can be compared to blood between race or sexuality anyway, we are talking about a medication here.
While there is not a huge amount of medications that can affect your eligibility to donate, its still a factor on your eligibility, some do require a stand down period, so this fact here is that at least they are acknowledged.
https://www.nzblood.co.nz/knowledge-hub/...-vaccines/
https://www.nzblood.co.nz/become-a-donor...-criteria/
Interestingly enough they only just revised the guidelines around sexuality.
https://www.nzblood.co.nz/assets/Uploads...and-QA.pdf