No, it is not necessary to have a health pass to donate blood! The EFS (Etablissement Français du Sang) sets the record straight because false information circulating on the internet is not without consequences. However, there is currently a shortage of 500 blood donations per day.
The reserve level of blood products is now low. More than 500 donations are missing per day according to the‘French Blood Establishment. Summer with the holidays is often a difficult time to spend. So, false information circulating on the internet should not discourage donors. The EFS therefore recalls the terms of access and the main eligibility criteria.
The health pass is not compulsory
As blood donations are neither places of leisure and culture, nor places bringing together vulnerable people, the Health Pass is not necessary to access it, including when the collection sites are located in a hospital enclosure. The EFS thus continues to welcome all donors, while respecting barrier gestures, including wearing a mask, which remains compulsory.
Very rare exceptions may exist for collections that take place in a shopping center of more than 20,000m2 covered by a prefectural decree, or in certain establishments receiving the public subject to the Health Pass and for which a differentiated reception of donors would not be possible. .
The vaccine does not change anything
The EFS also recalls that it is possible to donate blood after an injection of the Covid-19 vaccine, without any postponement period to be observed. On the other hand, people who have shown symptoms of covid will have to wait 14 days after symptoms disappear to donate blood. In any case, before the blood collection, the donor is always received by a doctor and subjected to a very precise questionnaire.
Where to donate in Isère in the coming days?
You can donate blood to the house of donation in Grenoble (29 avenue Maquis du Grésivaudan in La Tronche) or on mobile collections:
– Monday 23 August: St Etienne de St Geoirs – Jean Doucet room 4 pm-7.45pm
– Tuesday August 24: La Mure – sports complex 4.30-7.45 p.m. and St Just de Claix – village hall 4.30-7.45 p.m.
– Wednesday August 25: Echirolles – party room 8:30 am-12pm & 4 pm-7:45pm and St Pierre de Bressieux – multipurpose room 4.30-7.45pm
– Thursday August 26: Villard Bonnot – gymnasium J. Jaurès 9h-112h15 & 16h-19h45 and Vourey – gymnasium 16h30-19h30
– Friday August 27: St Didier de la Tour – sports hall 4.30-7.45pm and Le Grand Lemps – La Grange room 4.30-7.45pm
The EFS invites donors to prioritize making an appointment through its internet platform.
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