A meeting of the Central Blood Laboratories Authority was held. Dr Harold Gunson reported that regional transfusion directors had considered all the American literature on AIDS, and at the next meeting of their committee it would be recommended that no further measures be taken, apart from those that had already been carried out. Read more about A meeting of the Central Blood Laboratories Authority was held. Dr Harold Gunson reported that regional transfusion directors had considered all the American literature on AIDS, and at the next meeting of their committee it would be recommended that no further measures be taken, apart from those that had already been carried out.
A meeting of the UK Working Party on Transfusion-Associated Hepatitis was held. The topic of AIDS was discussed. Read more about A meeting of the UK Working Party on Transfusion-Associated Hepatitis was held. The topic of AIDS was discussed.
A meeting of the UK Working Party of Transfusion-Associated Hepatitis was held. Dr John Craske summarised the current situation on AIDS and mentioned the involvement of homosexuals. It was noted that in the US it was recommended that homosexuals with AIDS be deferred from donating blood or organs. There was no consideration of the UK following suit. Read more about A meeting of the UK Working Party of Transfusion-Associated Hepatitis was held. Dr John Craske summarised the current situation on AIDS and mentioned the involvement of homosexuals. It was noted that in the US it was recommended that homosexuals with AIDS be deferred from donating blood or organs. There was no consideration of the UK following suit.
A meeting of the Advisory Committee of the National Blood Transfusion Service was held. There was no discussion of the threat of AIDS. Read more about A meeting of the Advisory Committee of the National Blood Transfusion Service was held. There was no discussion of the threat of AIDS.
A meeting of regional transfusion directors was held. There was no discussion of the threat of AIDS. Read more about A meeting of regional transfusion directors was held. There was no discussion of the threat of AIDS.
The regional transfusion directors' Committee Working Party on Transfusion-Associated Hepatitis was constituted. Its terms of references were agreed as follows: (i) the promotion of investigations of the epidemiology of transfusion-associated hepatitis; (ii) the promotion of research into methods of prevention; and (iii) making recommendations to the directors of the UK Transfusion Service regarding procedures and screening tests. Read more about The regional transfusion directors' Committee Working Party on Transfusion-Associated Hepatitis was constituted. Its terms of references were agreed as follows: (i) the promotion of investigations of the epidemiology of transfusion-associated hepatitis; (ii) the promotion of research into methods of prevention; and (iii) making recommendations to the directors of the UK Transfusion Service regarding procedures and screening tests.
In his letter to Dr Harold Gunson, Dr John Craske proposed changing the name of the National Blood Transfusion Service Working Party on Post Transfusion Hepatitis to the Working Party on Transfusion Associated Diseases to allow for a discussion of problems which might arise, such as cytomegalovirus infections transmitted by the transfusion of AIDS. Read more about In his letter to Dr Harold Gunson, Dr John Craske proposed changing the name of the National Blood Transfusion Service Working Party on Post Transfusion Hepatitis to the Working Party on Transfusion Associated Diseases to allow for a discussion of problems which might arise, such as cytomegalovirus infections transmitted by the transfusion of AIDS.
The inaugural meeting of the UK Working Party on Transfusion-Associated Hepatitis was held. There was no consideration of the threat of AIDS. Read more about The inaugural meeting of the UK Working Party on Transfusion-Associated Hepatitis was held. There was no consideration of the threat of AIDS.
A regional transfusion directors meeting was held. There was no discussion of AIDS. Read more about A regional transfusion directors meeting was held. There was no discussion of AIDS.
According to Dr Bruce Evatt at the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, his division started to "vigorously pursue the possibility that the new syndrome was blood borne" in early 1982 and that "June and July became pivotal months in CDC thinking about AIDS." Read more about According to Dr Bruce Evatt at the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, his division started to "vigorously pursue the possibility that the new syndrome was blood borne" in early 1982 and that "June and July became pivotal months in CDC thinking about AIDS."