Health Canada lifts lengthy mad cow-related blood donation ban in Quebec

Héma-Québec vice-president Dr. Marc Germain says it's clear that there is now virtually no risk of transmitting variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease through new blood transfusions.

Health Canada lifts lengthy mad cow-related blood donation ban in Quebec
A patient donates blood.

Héma-Québec vice-president Dr. Marc Germain says it's clear that there is now virtually no risk of transmitting variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease through new blood transfusions.