Is it Time to Ease Eligibility to Donate Blood?

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Is it Time to Ease Eligibility to Donate Blood?

For the second time this year Ireland has had to import blood from the UK to address a current shortage. As it stands, gay and bisexual men who have had sex in the past year aren’t eligible to donate, but that could all be about to change.. Andrea was joined by Medical & Scientific Director with the Irish Blood Transfusion Service, Professor Stephen Field, Tomás Heneghan, and Senator Jerry Buttimer. Listen and subscribe to Lunchtime Live on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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