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The International Thalassaemia Day is marked annually on 8 May and it s main focus is to raise awareness amongst the general public and to help the global Thalassaemia community to connect and call for changes towards the improvement of patients lives and well being.
What is Thalassaemia?
Thalassaemia is an inherited blood disorder that causes your body to have less haemoglobin than normal. Haemoglobin enables red blood cells to carry oxygen. Thalassaemia can cause anemia, leaving you fatigued. Mild Thalassaemia may not need treatment. More severe forms may require regular blood transfusions. People who suffer from this can take steps such as choosing a healthy diet and exercising regularly to cope with fatigue.
Now, donate blood after 14 days of your Covid-19 jab
ByChaitanya DeshpandeChaitanya Deshpande / Updated: May 6, 2021, 07:54 IST
People who will receive any of the two
Covid-19 vaccines available in the country can now donate blood after 14 days of their two jabs. The
blood donation deferral period for the vaccine was revised by the National Blood Transfusion Council (NTBC) on Wednesday. TOI had raised this issue on the same day.
Blood donation deferral criteria for the vaccine is from 7 to 14 days in most countries. But in India, the authorities had set the deferral period of 28 days after one dose of vaccine. This would have created a major crisis in blood banks as majority of voluntary donors are in the 18 to 44 age group. Now, the NTBC has revised the deferral period to 14 days.