Call for people with rare blood types to become donors in France Hundreds of thousands of people do not realise they have this blood and can help, say doctors
French medical student shares why she became a blood donor We also look at who can give blood in France - and how to do it
Can non-residents donate blood if in France for a few months? Anyone who lived for a minimum of one year in the UK between 1980 and 1996 cannot donate blood in France. However, it is still possible to give blood for non therapeutic purposes Is France’s blood donation ban on people who were in the UK justified? British people can give blood in France (just not for transfusions) France to lift blood donation ban for gay men who have had recent sex
Can British people banned from giving blood in France be organ donors? People who spent over one year in the UK between 1980 and 1996 cannot give blood due to an outbreak of BSE there
French blood service encourages donations through MissingType campaign The campaign asks people to consider life without the letters A, B and O - different blood types - to show how important they are
Giving blood: When will France end ban over UK’s 1980s BSE outbreak? France does not allow people who spent over a year in the UK between 1980 and the mid-90s to give blood due to an outbreak of mad cow disease in the country during that period. We explain and look if it will ever change
Call for blood donors as France’s stocks reach critically low levels As part of a three-week drive to increase donations, people will be able to give blood without booking an appointment in advance
Coronavirus blood test now available in French pharmacies Fast blood tests to check for coronavirus antibodies are now available without prescription from pharmacies in France - but health authorities have said that people should still consult a doctor when interpreting results.
French doctor: Clear link between blood type and Covid risk A French scientist has said that there is now an “established link” between a person’s blood type and their risk of contracting Covid-19, after several studies on the topic appeared to show a correlation.
Thousands seek antibody blood tests in France The French public is rushing to have blood tests to check for Covid-19 antibody immunity, with thousands done already, less than a week into deconfinement - despite uncertainties about the tests’ reliability.
Millions of virus antibody blood tests set for France Millions of blood tests that will check if people have antibodies against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 - which causes Covid-19 - will soon be available across France at local laboratory testing centres.
New blood test by French lab detects Covid-19 immunity A French laboratory is developing a blood test that can determine exactly how immune a person is to the virus SARS-CoV-2 - which causes Covid-19 - and has hailed it “a precious tool to help with deconfinement”.
France plans more Covid-19 tests as WHO says ‘attack’ The French minister for health has pledged to increase the number of tests for Covid-19 in France, after the World Health Organisation (WHO) urged countries to “go on the attack” with mass tests for the virus. France plans mass Covid-19 blood test post-confinement Give blood in France (if you can) French MPs want law change on gay blood donors
‘Biggest epidemic’ in France of West Nile disease West Nile disease is spreading across southern Europe, including 24 confirmed cases in France, with experts calling it the “biggest epidemic seen in our country”. Half of all blood donor machines in France suspended Blood donations triple after terror attacks but Britons are still banned Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed