Rule change lets men give more blood to boost Olympic supplies: Donations encouraged with surge expected during Games

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Rule change lets men give more blood to boost Olympic supplies: Donations encouraged with surge expected during Games

April 22nd, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

By
Jo Macfarlane

PUBLISHED:

18:49 EST, 21 April 2012

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UPDATED:

18:49 EST, 21 April 2012

Donations: Men are being encouraged to give more blood in anticipation of a greater need during the Olympics

Men are being encouraged to donate blood more often so that there will be enough to cope with an expected surge in demand during the Olympics.

The Government has changed its policy on blood donation ahead of the summer Games to allow men to donate four times a year, rather than three.

The move is expected to generate an additional 100,000 units of blood.

Some male donors were informed of the changes in an email last week which encouraged them to turn up for their appointments in anticipation of a ‘busy summer’.

The email, from NHS Blood and Transplant’s director of donations Alan McDermott, reads: ‘We really hope you’re able to keep your appointment, because every donation now is crucial as we prepare for an extremely busy summer.

‘With the London 2012 Olympics just a few months away, the pressure on blood stocks has never been higher. ’

The email adds: ‘We’ve introduced new
guidelines so that male donors can now give blood up to four times every
12 months, as long as they wait for at least 12 weeks between
donations.

Olympics: The impending arrival of the Games in London has led to rule changes in blood donation for men

‘The change follows a review of practice from other countries where this has been shown to be safe.’

Previously, both men and women could donate only three times a year, with a gap of at least 12 weeks in between, to allow blood iron levels to recover and protect donors against anaemia, which is caused by iron deficiency.

In other European countries, men are allowed to donate more frequently than women because they have greater stocks of iron in their blood.

A spokeswoman for NHSBT said blood supplies traditionally fell over the summer as donors went on holiday.

An additional 5.3 million tourists are expected in London this summer because of the Games.