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Idaho Legislature: Ask Legislators to VOTE YES on H0131 - Blood donations, vaccine disclosure (posted 02/07/25, updated 03/10/25, 03/18/25)
Bill: legislature.idaho.gov/s…
Contact Legislators: emailidaho.com
(Check the linked page or use My Bill Tracker for the bill’s current status.)
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03/10/25 update: Why We Killed Idaho’s Blood Labeling Bill
Good idea, bad bill. By Brian Lenney - Nampa's Senator (03/10/25):
Bill passed the house 53-17 but was killed in Senate Health & Welfare committee.
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Donor screening and deferral procedures minimize the possibility of transmitting an infectious agent from a unit of donated blood to the recipient of that unit, as well as ensuring the welfare of the donor —Donor Screening and Deferral (paraphrased)
People who receive mRNA vaccines can produce vaccine components in their blood for unknown periods of time; there’s no “off switch.” Therefore, full informed consent makes it imperative for a blood recipient to know whether the blood donor ever received an mRNA vaccine. Blood recipients also must have the right to refuse blood from mRNA vaccinated donors.
Many people were required to show proof of COVID vaccination to enter a business, to work, or to travel. While this public sharing was an egregious affront to medical privacy rights, knowing vaccine status is essential for blood donation. Just as HIV status is screened for the blood supply, mRNA vaccination status also must be screened and indicated on the label of each unit of blood. This indication need not provide personally identifiable donor details.
H0131 is a “truth in labeling” bill requiring donor disclosure of mRNA vaccination status prior to blood donation and to allow blood recipients to refuse mRNA vaccinated blood if alternatives are available for nonemergency procedures.
H0131 Specifics:
Any person who collects human blood donations for human blood transfusions shall require blood donors to disclose whether they’ve ever received an mRNA vaccine.
Blood from a donor who has received a mRNA vaccine shall be clearly and conspicuously marked.
No separate storage of donated blood is required.
In a non-emergency situation – determined by a medical services provider – a blood transfusion recipient shall have the right to accept or refuse mRNA vaccinated blood, as long as the requested blood is available.
Notes:
An accurate, definitive test for detecting mRNA vaccination status could be used in lieu of requiring donor disclosure. [Recommend adding to H0131.]
Donors might lie or refuse to disclose their status.
Donors might be unaware of their status, e.g., if they were mRNA vaccinated without their knowledge or permission (this has happened).
References:
DIRECTED BLOOD PRODUCT TRANSFUSION – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding directed blood product transfusion: tinyurl.com/2p94dynz
Independent Medical Alliance (formerly FLCCC) in-depth analysis of Yale study: imahealth.org/yale-stud…
Health Freedom & Other Solutions for Idaho & Beyond: eolson47.substack.com/p…
Donor Screening and Deferral:
