tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post9049544311193861389..comments2023-10-08T05:00:23.559-04:00Comments on Clarissa's Blog: African? We Don't Need Your Blood!Clarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-26228077620906772912011-02-08T00:26:38.346-05:002011-02-08T00:26:38.346-05:00I'm coming back to this post today because som...I'm coming back to this post today because someone clicked to my blog from here. I still think about the incident every time I pass by the Red Cross truck on campus.<br /><br />Thanks for writing about it.KThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794676685036206776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-91768829104860899872010-01-19T11:30:59.571-05:002010-01-19T11:30:59.571-05:00It was extremely interesting for me to read the po...It was extremely interesting for me to read the post. Thanks for it. I like such topics and anything connected to this matter. BTW, why don't you change design :).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-53072712444534563482009-12-09T13:03:55.916-05:002009-12-09T13:03:55.916-05:00Have you even read the post before demonstrating y...Have you even read the post before demonstrating your misplaced sarcasm? The probability that an American will transmit AIDS is THE SAME as the probability an African would transmit it. <br /><br />I suggest you learn to read, it is a useful skill to possess.Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-44995005300081839332009-12-09T12:40:49.514-05:002009-12-09T12:40:49.514-05:00Yes, how dare we worry about transmitting incurabl...Yes, how dare we worry about transmitting incurable diseases to innocent people. Catering to the PC crowd is far more important than risking the spread of disease.<br /><br />/sarcasmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-3416215551015553782009-12-04T20:46:40.347-05:002009-12-04T20:46:40.347-05:00Though I'm not denying racism as the cause (ha...Though I'm not denying racism as the cause (hard to prove a negative), the more likely reason is that the CDC is worried about HIV Group O, which is often undetectable by most HIV tests. That strain is most frequently found in a few African countries -- not all Africans are prohibited from donating: <a href="http://www.redcross.org/en/eligibility#hiv" rel="nofollow">explanation</a>.<br /><br />And <a href="http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/insite?page=ask-01-07-29" rel="nofollow">more info about HIV Group O</a>.<br /><br />-MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com