
"Years away": Why Gay Australian men can’t give blood
The Briefing
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The Importance of Blood Donation in Australia
The ban on gay men donating plasma has been lifted in the US. But Australia is still very far away from moving to an individual risk-based assessment method for blood donation, according to Dr Chris Gormley. A research group is being put together to look into whether such a model could work for Australia. "We feel like the time to change is now," Mr Gormley says.
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