Rejected petition Change the rules on Covid-19 plasma donations for gay/bi men

Gay and bisexual men have been told they cannot donate their plasma to a trial hoping to provide a treatment for Covid-19.

This must be changed.

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Doctors at London's Guy's and St Thomas's Hospital are aiming to use the plasma from recovered coronavirus patients to treat others with the disease.

But any man who has had sex with another man within the past three months is excluded from donating their plasma, stating “men who have sex with men are at an increased risk of acquiring certain infections through sex", which could be passed on during a transfusion.

This prejudice must change, allow gay/bi men to donate plasma.

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We think this petition is calling for the same action:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/313693

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Date submitted 3 May 2020
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