Study Could End Restrictions on Blood Donations From Men With Male Sex Partners
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The Food and Drug Administration announced plans Tuesday to fund a new study into blood restrictions placed on male donors who have had male sex partners, ABC News reported.
The controversial ban on blood donations from men with male sex partners was first implemented in 1977, initially as a lifetime ban. In 2015, the restrictions were loosened to allow donations from men with a same-sex partner after a waiting period of one-year following a same-sex encounter. The FDA further relaxed blood donation restrictions earlier this year in response to a drop in donations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Secondary schools and colleges to get weekly coronavirus testing
Lateral flow tests to be deployed to all secondary schools and colleges to help detect asymptomatic cases and break chains of transmission from January
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15 December 2020
Every secondary school and college in England, as well as special schools and alternative provision, will have access to rapid coronavirus testing from January to help keep staff and students as safe as possible and in education, the government has announced today (15 December).
Building on the success of testing pilots in schools and colleges over the past few months, from January all staff in secondary schools and colleges will be eligible for weekly rapid tests as part of an initial rollout.
Covid vaccine centres near me: Secondary schools and colleges to get weekly Covid testing soon
The new testing scheme will be rolled out in January
16:35, 15 DEC 2020
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A support practitioner begins to process a swab used in a community Covid-19 testing pilot scheme (Image: Getty Images)
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