FDA funding study around blood donations from gay men: report

The Hill ^ | December 15, 2020 | Jordan Williams

[karpov]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is funding a study around blood donations by gay or bisexual men.

ABC News reported on Tuesday that the study, Assessing Donor Variability and New Concepts in Eligibility (Advance), is underway, and aims evaluate whether donor deferral criteria can be based on individual risks assessment. The study aims to present data to the FDA by late 2021.

The study could lead to the complete removal of restrictions around donations by gay or bisexual men, according to the news outlet.

“The FDA remains committed to considering alternatives to time-based deferral by generating the scientific evidence that is intended to support an individual risk assessment-based blood donor questionnaire," the agency told ABC News.

They will evaluate 2,000 men who have had sex with men and want to donate blood, and could generate data to help the agency decide if a questionnaire based on individual risk assessments is just as effective for reducing the risk of HIV, ABC reported. American Red Cross, Vitalant and OneBlood will be involved, as well as local LGBTQ+ community centers.

The FDA loosened restrictions on gay men donating blood in April after the coronavirus pandemic caused a blood shortage. The agency recommended a three-month deferral for men who have sex with men, as opposed to a full-year ban.

[karpov]

Buggery spreads disease, but it is politically correct to suppress this fact. "Love is love" is a slogan I see on some posters (I live in Massachusetts), but love is not expressed by misusing the body of another person.

[17th Miss Regt]

A one month study. It will be terminated on January 21st.

[heartwood]

Have you ever heard of any straight “bug chasers”, people trying to catch HIV? I don’t imagine there are any.

Bug chasers are probably twisted enough to want to see HIV in the general population.

Twisted enough to lie to, I guess.

[cport]

Now they can say, “Following the science”. So, a study created to support a desired outcome. What could go wrong?

[fwdude]

Watch. Even the individual assessment lifestyle considerations won’t be good enough for the fags. Their lifestyles inherently are unhealthy and will disqualify them as donors. They’ll demand to donate blood even after an orgy.

[NetAddicted]

I read on a homosexual site that people with HIV die 14 years early, plus they often get HAND: HIV associated neural disorder (dementia). My guess is that want to cure the loss of 14 years, so they figure they’ll infect blood donations.