Individuals can donate blood after receiving the influenza vaccine if they are symptom-free and meet all other eligibility requirements. Neither the flu shot nor the intranasal vaccine is cause for a blood donation deferral, because there is no risk of transmitting influenza after receiving the vaccines. Helping prevent the spread of the flu. Red Cross staff members take standard precautions to prevent the spread of the flu at blood drives.
Alison Parker, 24, was described as a rock star by a colleague. Parker was a native of the southwest Virginia area. She was living her dream, said Deon Guillory, now a reporter in Augusta, Georgia.
NBC anchor Lester Holt breaks silence on Brian Williams. Newly anointed NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt has a bass guitar in his office at 30 Rock â but this pro is no song and dance man. Even Lester Holt didn't know what was going on while the Brian Williams scandal nearly burned down NBC News.