Business · 03/01/2003Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read
FDA Releases Guidance on Smallpox Vaccine Blood Deferral and Quarantine
Summary
The Food and Drug Administration has released a guidance document dated December 2002, providing recommendations for deferring donors and quarantining blood and blood products of individuals who have recently received the smallpox vaccine, in an effort to prevent vaccinia virus transmission.
Original source language: Federal Register — Food and Drug AdministrationOpen original release →