Do you know what it means to have pure blood?
I bet you guessed that was where this was going, didn't you?
Folks who are unvaccinated and haven't received a COVID vaccine want to be called "pure blood," a trend that started on TikTok.
Anti-vaccine folks have been talking about this kind of thing for a long time.
What Does It Mean to Have Pure Blood?
But this isn't just about unvaccinated folks who survived COVID having a code name.
They don't want any chance that their so-called pure blood gets mixed up with any part of a COVID vaccine.
How would that happen if they aren't vaccinated?
Shedding!
They are even worried about vaccinated blood!
Some folks have even skipped getting a transfusion because they were so worried about getting vaccinated blood that wasn't pure.
"A New Zealand court has taken temporary custody of a sick baby whose parents stopped the child having life-saving heart surgery because potential blood donors may be vaccinated against COVID-19."
New Zealand court takes custody of sick baby from anti-COVID vaccine parents
Yes, parents have even fought to keep their kids from getting potentially life-saving transfusions because they were worried about vaccinated blood.
Can You Test for Vaccinated Blood?
But couldn't we test for vaccinated blood and create a separate donor blood supply if we wanted to?
"There is no existing test that can determine whether a blood donation comes from an individual who has received a COVID-19 vaccine."
Vaccinations and Blood Donation
What would you test for?
You are probably thinking mRNA from the COVID vaccines, but this is quickly broken down. Despite what some anti-vaccine folks say, this mRNA is broken down in a few days and doesn't stick around for weeks or months in our blood.
But what about the studies that find mRNA after COVID vaccination after weeks or months? These are leftover mRNA fragments and won't work to make spike proteins or anything else.
Myths about the Dangers of Vaccinated Blood
Should you have any concern about vaccinated blood?
Or that COVID vaccines are contaminating our blood supply?
Of course not, blood is blood, and our blood supply is well screened to make sure it is safe.
There are no extra dangers just because blood might be from someone who had a COVID vaccine.
Worried that spike proteins might be in your vaccinated blood?
You know who else has might have spike proteins in their blood?
Anyone who has had COVID! Just like anyone who has had COVID will likely have COVID antibodies in their blood, even if they were unvaccinated.
"Studies suggest that directed donations may carry greater risk of transmitting infectious diseases than the general blood supply. In addition, the selection of blood or blood components based on donor characteristics that are not supported by scientific evidence might delay or interfere with appropriate medical intervention and life-saving blood transfusion."
Important Information About Directed Blood Donations that are Not Medically Indicated
And surprisingly, directed donor blood typically isn't safer than our general blood supply!
More on Vaccines and Blood Donations
- Why Can’t You Give Blood After Getting a Vaccine?
- Do COVID Vaccines Cause Blood Clots?
- The Many Theories Behind Vaccine Injuries
- Antivax nonsense about “PureBloods” endangers the lives of children
- Antivaccine “purebloods”
- Del Bigtree could have died because he refused transfusion from donors vaccinated against COVID-19
- ‘Tainted’ Blood: Covid Skeptics Request Blood Transfusions From Unvaccinated Donors
- Vaccinations and Blood Donation
- Blood Safety and Vaccinated Blood Donors – simple explanations for patients and health care providers
- New Zealand court takes custody of sick baby from anti-COVID vaccine parents
- Blood Transfusion Doesn’t Transfer COVID-19 Vaccine
- Refusing blood transfusions from COVID‐19‐vaccinated donors: are we repeating history?
- Unvaccinated TikTokers Are Calling Themselves ‘Purebloods’
- FDA - Important Information About Directed Blood Donations that are Not Medically Indicated
- Fact-checking claim about the Red Cross and blood sold to hospitals
- Fact Check: Red Cross not refusing blood donations from COVID vaccine recipients
- Red Cross is accepting plasma from people vaccinated against COVID-19
- Questionnaire asking blood donors’ vaccination status isn’t proof COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe
- No, COVID-19 vaccinated blood poses no risk, health experts say
- Blood Donations from COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients Are Safe, Contrary to Online Claims
- The American Red Cross doesn’t prevent people vaccinated against COVID-19 from donating blood, contrary to rehashed viral claim
- What do we know about the safety of COVID-19 vaccine mRNA in breast milk?
- COVID-19 mRNA vaccines don’t cause long-term spike protein production in the body, contrary to claims by retired professor
- Review Article By Misinformation Spreaders Misleads About mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
- COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe; they don’t alter our DNA and aren’t subjected to federal regulation on bioweapons
