In shortening that period to 90 days in 2020, the agency said it expected the change would remain in place after the pandemic ends.
In 1985, the FDA established a lifetime ban on donations by men who have sex with men (MSM) that remained in place until 2015, when the one-year deferral took effect. The roots of limitations against gay and bisexual blood donors date back to the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s.
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