evidence: A joint statement issued last year by the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies, America’s Blood Centers and the Red Cross in response to similar misinformation explained that blood donations from people "who have received a COVID-19 vaccine approved or authorized for use in the U.S. are safe for transfusion." As long as people are feeling well, those individuals are eligible to donate blood immediately after receiving a shot. [...] On Feb. 23, the Red Cross reiterated in a news story on its website that "receiving a COVID-19 vaccine does not make you ineligible to donate blood and blood donations from those who have been vaccinated for COVID-19 are safe for transfusion." [...] Jaramillo, Catalina. "Red Cross Accepts Blood Donations From People Vaccinated Against COVID-19." FactCheck.org. 27 Apr 2022.