Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 June 2021
451. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if a person who has not received a Covid-19 vaccine can request blood from a non-vaccinated person; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27063/21]
Amharc ar fhreagra465. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if persons who are vaccinated against Covid-19 are required to wait a period of time, for example, days, weeks or months before donating blood; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27060/21]
Amharc ar fhreagra466. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if a person receiving a blood donation that has been vaccinated will receive blood from a person who has had the same vaccine product; if not, if the blood transfusion service or HSE has checked for adverse reactions in a client who has received blood resulting from a mixture of different vaccine products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27062/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 451, 465 and 466 together.
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) is the national organisation responsible for collecting, processing, testing and distributing blood and blood products in Ireland.
The IBTS has advised that there is no evidence that the Covid-19 vaccine (either the viral vector or nucleic acid types) is passively transferred to patients that are transfused with blood donated from vaccinated donors.
The IBTS does not record the vaccinated status of blood donors and the blood supply is not segregated according to vaccination status.
The IBTS has further advised that blood donors are deferred for 7 days post vaccination. The deferral is in place to allow individuals to recover from any potential side effects of the vaccine.
