I never understood this one. If you’ve worried about donated blood containing HIV, shouldn’t you test it anyway before using it?
it wasn’t science or tech that was the problem.
it was homophobia and the AIDs epidemic in the 90s.
It was science and technology that was the problem… in the 90’s and 00’s. The law didn’t keep up with testing abilities for whatever reason you want to blame (it was homophobia)
They do but iirc the tests may not be perfect in a recently infected person
Takes like 3 months or something before it shows up on tests.
There are tests that show within a month but just on a cost basis they’re probably using antibody testing.
I guess that’s why the question at my blood bank has changed over the years from “Have you ever” to “In the last three months have you” (had sex with a man who has sex with men, or been paid for sex, or had an accidental needle stick, whatever).
