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UPDATE 8-24-20

We are currently taking APPOINTMENTS ONLY.

BLOOD DONATION: Please make an appointment to donate blood.

CONVALESCENT PLASMA: Recovered COVID-19 patients can donate plasma to support patients fighting COVID-19. Learn more.

For questions related to blood donation and COVID-19, including a full list of travel and exposure deferrals, please read our Frequently Asked Questions.

If you have an appointment, please allow extra time as we have implemented new screening and enhanced cleaning processes.

as we have implemented new screening and enhanced cleaning processes. If you have seasonal allergies , please donate when you are not experiencing symptoms. We are currently deferring anyone with symptoms shared with COVID-19.

, please donate when you are not experiencing symptoms. We are currently deferring anyone with symptoms shared with COVID-19. We are currently deferring ALL DONORS (including healthcare workers) who have come into close contact with any individual with COVID-19 for 28 days from the date of last exposure.

(including healthcare workers) who have come into close contact with any individual with COVID-19 for 28 days from the date of last exposure. All donors who have been diagnosed with or are suspected of having COVID-19 are deferred for 4 weeks from the date the symptoms resolved.

If you traveled outside the United States, you will be deferred for 28 days due to COVID-19 precautions. Travel to Baja, Mexico, is acceptable.

To make an appointment, visit www.sandiegobloodbank.org/GiveLife. Donors must be 17 years or older, weigh a minimum of 114 pounds, and be in general good health. ​

Where can I donate blood nearby?

Please make an appointment. Appointments are available at our eight donor centers and mobile blood drives in the community.

Downtown San Diego and Chula Vista: Gateway Donor Center (2 miles east of downtown) - Click here

Gateway Donor Center (2 miles east of downtown) - Click here Point Loma, Ocean Beach, Old Town : Liberty Station Donation Location - Click here

: Liberty Station Donation Location - Click here Chula Vista and National City : South Bay Donation Location - Click here

: South Bay Donation Location - Click here El Cajon, La Mesa and Santee : East County Donor Center - Click here

: East County Donor Center - Click here Escondido and San Marcos: North County Donor Center - Click here

North County Donor Center - Click here Vista, Oceanside and Carlsbad: Coastal Donor Center - Click here

Coastal Donor Center - Click here Poway, Rancho Bernardo, Mira Mesa and Rancho Peñasquitos : Sabre Springs Donor Center - Click here

Sabre Springs Donor Center - Click here La Jolla, Carmel Valley and Del Mar: Carmel Valley Donor Center - Click here

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