Table 2.

Summary of Major April 2020 Updates to Food and Drug Administration Guidance Regarding Blood Donor Eligibility

Deferral Reason	Previous Deferral Requirement	Updated Deferral Requirement
Male donor with recent sexual contact with male partner	12 mo	3 mo9
Female donor with recent sexual contact with male who had male sexual contact	12 mo	3 mo9
Recent tattoo or piercing	12 mo	3 mo9
Travel to malaria endemic area	12 mo	3 mo10
Theoretical risk of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease or variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease due to European travel or military service	Lifetime	Eliminated many restrictions that previously applied to military personnel, individuals treated with bovine insulin, and time spent in many European countries11