# The Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005, Paragraph 2.2.3


Vaccination
Attenuated viruses or bacteria
4 weeks
Inactivated/killed viruses, bacteria or rickettsiae
No deferral if well
Toxoids
No deferral if well
Hepatitis A or hepatitis B vaccines
No deferral if well and if no exposure
Rabies
No deferral if well and if no exposure
If vaccination is given following exposure defer for one year
Tick-borne encephalitis vaccines
No deferral if well and if no exposure

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/50/schedule/part/3/paragraph/2n7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/blood-safety-and-quality-regulations-2005/schedule/part-3/paragraph-2n7
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.