Illinois Bill Would Require Blood Donors to Disclose COVID Vaccination Status

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HB4243 would require donors to disclose whether they received an mRNA vaccine and imposes labeling requirements for donated blood and blood products.

New legislation in Illinois would allow individuals receiving blood donations to know whether theyโ€™re receiving blood from an individual vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine or another messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine.

Bill HB4243, introduced on Nov. 29 by Illinois state Rep. Jed Davis, amends the Illinois Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank Act and would require blood banks to test donated blood for evidence of COVID-19 vaccines and other mRNA components, including lipid nanoparticles and spike proteinโ€”and requires a blood donor to disclose during each donor screening process whether they have received a COVID-19 vaccine or any other mRNA vaccine during their lifetime.

Additionally, the bill imposes labeling requirements for blood or blood components that test positive for evidence of a COVID-19 vaccine or other mRNA vaccine component or were obtained from a donor who received a COVID-19 vaccine or other mRNA vaccine.

โ€œA constituent approached me concerned about her son’s upcoming surgery. What if he needed a blood transfusion with the long-term impacts concerning mRNA vaccines unknown? As a parent myself, her concern and corresponding question feel warranted,โ€ Mr. Davis told The Epoch Times in an email.

โ€œThis conversation was the catalyst for my bill delineating blood donations and mRNA vaccines. We disclose medical information all the time with providers, so why not our vaccine history? It’s an easy ask, and I’m proud to sponsor this bill.โ€

Once a bill is introduced in Illinois, it is read and referred to the Rules Committee and will then be assigned to a substantive committee. For elected officials like Mr. Davis, he believes that part of his job is to translate the concerns or ideas of constituents into legislation when applicableโ€”and that every bill, including HB4243, originated from someone walking through his office door. โ€œWithout hesitation, helping people is such a blessing and honor,โ€ he said.

Concerned about blood transfusions from people vaccinated against COVID-19, a Republican lawmaker in Montanaย introduced a billย earlier this year that would have made it a misdemeanor offense for anyone who received a COVID-19 vaccine to donate tissue or blood. However, the bill was tabled quickly in a 19 to 1 vote.

Byย Megan Redshaw

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