JPAC Joint United Kingdom (UK) Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee

2. Contact with an individual with Mpox

Includes

Individuals who have been identified by public health teams as a close contact of an individual with Mpox.

Obligatory

Must not donate

Discretionary

If it is more than 21 days since last contact, and

  • the donor had no symptoms of Mpox and
  • the donor had completed any isolation period, and
  • the donor had been discharged from all follow-up (including surveillance by public health), and
  • the donor fulfils the criteria in section 3 below regarding vaccination if applicable,

accept.
 

See additional information below for donors who received vaccination.