Science The FDA would rather let people die from coronavirus than take blood from gay men

https://www.queerty.com/fda-rather-let-people-die-coronavirus-take-blood-gay-men-20200401

By Graham Gremore

The FDA just cleared the way for hospitals to begin using blood plasma to treat patients with coronavirus. Patients who have recovered from COVID-19 and who now carry the antibody for the virus are being encouraged to donate blood to help others.

There’s just one caveat.

Sexually active gay and bisexual men need not bother donating.

The FDA says it’s upholding its 12-month restriction on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, despite a nationwide blood shortage and a letter signed by 17 Democratic senators urging the agency to revisit its discriminatory deferral policy.

“As such, it is imperative that we move away from discriminatory donor deferral policies that prohibit many healthy individuals from contributing much-needed blood and blood products,” the letter states.

GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis called for the “antiquated ban” to be “immediately lifted.”

“The FDA cannot let an outdated and discriminatory ban on blood donations from gay and bi men get in the way of potentially life-saving treatment for the country’s painful current health crisis,” she says.

“Gay and bi men who have recovered from COVID-19 and want to donate plasma, or who want to help contribute to a nationwide shortage of blood, are banned from doing so as a result of the FDA. Continuing to enforce this antiquated policy is dangerous, irresponsible, and flies in the face of recommendations from medical experts.”

A spokesperson for the FDA says the agency “is aware there has been a significant reduction in blood and plasma donations around the country” and that its “working with the blood banking and source plasma industries” to find a solution.

It’s still not lifting the restriction though. Meanwhile, the U.S. coronavirus death toll just surpassed 4,000 today.

 

[TFT-A9]

>die from COVID-19
>die from AIDS

Choices, choices

 

[Carnavoyeur]

Gay men donating blood is a huge part of how AIDS became an epidemic so no.

 

[Recoil]

Is WuFlu even known for necessitating blood transfusions or is this just more whining from the increasingly tone deaf left? Why waste a tragedy, I guess.

 

[RA-5C Vigilante]

Someone else here said it best:

"Thousands die, Me affected."

 

[Marco Fucko]

>tfw Corona-chan isn't even that deadly so it won't kill a lot of these worthless fucks

 

[SiccDicc]

Is WuFlu even known for necessitating blood transfusions or is this just more whining from the increasingly tone deaf left? Why waste a tragedy, I guess.

They need healthy antibodies from people who aren't known to have healthy antibodies.

...wait...

 

[Constellationzero]

Someone else here said it best:

"Thousands die, Me affected."

Thousands die: Me affected MOST (FTFY)

 

[Exigent Circumcisions]

its discriminatory deferral policy.

Discrimination is the essence of rational thought and its never more clear than in situations like this; everyone with a functioning brain knows exactly why this is a prudent course of action but the lunatics that comprise the elite in our societies (and their duped lackeys) refuse to think rationally.

If there's one thing they hate above all others it's man's ability to think for himself, because they know it's the greatest threat to their loveless, soulless machinations.

 

[Nobunaga]

>tfw Corona-chan isn't even that deadly so it won't kill a lot of these worthless fucks

>tfw if chocolate nıgger was still president the corona chan k/d would be greater
why did drumpffft end up being so competent, i wanted to go looting the dead bodies like in my stalker games

 

[Troonos]

Yeah, let's definitely distribute blood from a population that owns 92% of AIDS in the West.

 

[Marissa Moira]

>tfw if chocolate nıgger was still president the corona chan k/d would be greater
why did drumpffft end up being so competent, i wanted to go looting the dead bodies like in my stalker games

This is happening in some communities.

Ultra orthodox are still holding mass gatherings in spite of the stay at home order. There was a situation with a wedding with 700 people the other week and over 50 now have been known to have come down with corona and 5 rabbis who were there are already dead.

And the sick and infected are still not taking precautions and are going out into other areas now like stores because their local shopping areas are not stocked.

 

[that jerk over there]

The article is REEEE MuH HOmoPhObiA, as expected. I'm not disabling my adblock for these faggots but I archived it, so you can enjoy the lunacy too.
Edit typo

 

[Pixy]

Is it actually against gay and bi men specifically? What's different about gay and bi women that leave them exempt from it?

 

[From The Uncanny Valley]

Is it actually against gay and bi men specifically? What's different about gay and bi women that leave them exempt from it?

Lower chances of teh aids.

 

[The Last Stand]

I think the guidelines are that if you're sexually active regardless of sexual orientation, you are prohibited from donating blood because of STDs. Because they have tests to see if you test positive for harmful diseases.

Straight men can be barred with those same guidelines.

 

[Harvey Danger]

Oh come on, this complaint? Again? Now?

GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis called for the “antiquated ban” to be “immediately lifted.”

It'll stop being antiquated when gays stop having the highest incidence of AIDS cases and transmission rates, or when they stop engaging in the most risky forms of AIDS transmission.

Where's the "hurr durr we are the party of SCIENCE" crowd when this shit pops up?

Lower chances of teh aids.

Not according to the CDC, they're lumped in with the gays. But maybe there's a data gathering issue that shows a difference, which isn't reflected here.

 

[Gunt Nut]

Now that's fucking based

 

[JULAY]

Simple solution: Give the antibodies from the blood of gay men to other gay men who have coronavirus.

 

[Stormy Daniel's Lawyer]

The list of what disqualifies a person for donating blood is long. Fairy blood is included in the list, and I have no problem with that..

Democrats love to put people into their own tribes..They sort by race, gender, etc..Let them keep the gay blood for the gay community..Who would have a problem with that?