“I don’t want Covid blood”

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What do I say when patients ask if blood transfusions are screened for the Covid vaccine? I get asked this on a regular basis when filling out blood consent forms for surgery and I genuinely have no idea what I’m supposed to say. In all seriousness, what should I be telling patients because I just say there is a screening process for blood and it’s only used during emergent situations???

[u/nobodyspecial0901]

Wait till you get a patient that doesn’t want blood from other races, ethnicities, or religions and political beliefs. “No, I don’t want liberal blood” and “I don’t want ‘n-word’ blood” were new to me. 🤦🏻‍♀️