Ban introduced to protect against vCJD has been lifted to increase stocks of immunoglobin

Blood donors in England are now able to contribute to potentially life-saving plasma medicine.

The ban on using plasma from UK donors – brought in to protect against vCJD, the human form of “mad cow disease” – has been lifted to boost stocks of immunoglobulin.

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