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Reducing the deferral period from 12 months to 3 months for those with "high-risk behaviours" did not increase the incidence of infectious diseases like HIV and hepatitis B appearing in donated blood from 2017 to 2023. www.ajmc.com/view/overall...

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Overall Incidence of HIV in Donated Blood Declined Despite Reduction in Deferral Periods | AJMC Reducing the deferral period from 12 months to 3 months for those with high-risk behaviors did not increase the incidence of infectious diseases like HIV and hepatitis B appearing in donated blood. https://www.ajmc.com/view/overall-incidence-of-hiv-in-donated-blood-declined-despite-reduction-in-deferral-periods