FDA Guidance for Industry Recommendations for Deferral of Donors and Quarantine and Retrieval of Blood and Blood Products in Recent Recipients of Smallpox Vaccine (Vaccinia Virus) and Certain Contacts of Smallpox Vaccine Recipients
Title:
FDA Guidance for Industry
Recommendations for Deferral of Donors and
Quarantine and Retrieval of Blood and Blood
Products in Recent Recipients of Smallpox
Vaccine (Vaccinia Virus) and Certain Contacts of
Smallpox Vaccine Recipients
Origin/Publisher:
Freedom of Information Staff, (HFI 35), Food and Drug Administration, Rm. 12 A - 30, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, USA, http://www.fda.gov/ , http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/Blood/ucm080319.pdf
Document Type:
Guidance for Industry
Content:
This guidance document provides the current recommendations of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for assessment of donor suitability and quarantine and retrieval of blood and blood products in cases of donors exposed to vaccinia virus, which is the virus used in smallpox vaccines.