Deferral Periods By Length

BBII Exam #1

No deferral period

• Synthetic/inert vaccines

  • Flu vaccine

  • Tdap

  • HPV

  • Covid 19

  • Rabies

• Tattoos in a licensed State (Oregon)

2 days

• Aspirin administration

• Platelet Donation

24-48 hours

• Antibiotics (in most cases)

  • Amoxicillin

  • Azithromycin (Z-pak)

  • Cephalexin

  • Doxycycline

  • Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoazol

2 Weeks/14 days

• Live Attenuated Vaccines

  • MMR

  • Oral Polio (OPV)

  • Varicella (chickenpox) Live

  • Shingles (Zostavax)

  • Yellow Fever

  • Typhoid

  • Small Pox

• Clopidogrel (plavix) - anti platelet drg

28 Days/4 weeks/1 month

• Travel to Zika endemic Region

  • Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America or South America

• Plasma Donation

• Travel to Ebola Endemic Region

• Accutane

6 weeks postpartum

• Pregnancy

8 Weeks

• Whole blood donation

• Loss of 500 mL of fluid during donation

3 Months

• Travel to Malaria endemic region

• HBIG vaccination (workplace exposure to Hep B)

• Sex for Money

• Treated STD

• Transfusion

• Tattoos or piercings (unlicensed state)

• Coronavirus

• Syphilis post treatment

16 weeks/120 Days

• Double Red donation

• WNV

12 months

• Incarceration

2 Years

• Positive Baebsia NAT test

3 Years

• Malaria Infection

• Living in a Malaria endemic region

Indefinite

• Bleeding condition

• Heart or lung condition

• T. Cruzi (Chagas)

• HTLV

• Tegison (psoriasis md)

• Growth hormone

Permanent

• Hep B

• Hep C

• HIV 1 or 2

• CJD

Age Requirement

• 16 years old

Weight Requirement

• 110 lbs

Hgb

XX allogenic donation

• 12.5 g/dL

Hgb

XY Allogenic

• 13 g/dL

Hgb

autologous

• 11.0 g/dL

HCT

XY

• 39%

HCT

XX

• 38%

Temperature

• 37.5 C

• 99.5 F

Blood Pressure

• BP >180/100

Heart Rate

• Pulse <50 or >100

Collection Time

• 15 minutes start to finish