I assume that the logic is (backed up by research,presumably) that if you were living in Europe during a particular period there was a real possibility that you could have eaten infected beef from a Burger King,McDonalds of from supermarkets not located on base.
Real question: is there ANYPLACE where I can donate my 6%ile blood? Hate to waste it all on me.
Very probably not.A few months ago I tried to give blood at my usual place (Children's Hospital in Boston...a very well known pediatric hospital) and was refused.I was refused when I informed them,upon being questioned regarding foreign travel (which is one of the standard questions) that I had just traveled to southern China about a month before.When I asked the nurse to explain she said that donor guidelines are formulated mainly by the CDC and she implied that donor centers are legally obliged to obey them.She told me that I'm banned from donating blood or blood products for a year from that visit.My guess is that your ban is also thanks to CDC regulations and will be in force for as long as the CDC proclaims that it should be.
By the powers vested in the CDC, I’m SOL as a blood donor.
So are those in need of some A-Neg. C’est la guerre!