March 4, 1985: FDA Mandates Blood Tests After Ryan White's AIDS Case

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On this day March 4, 1985, the Food and Drug Administration mandated blood tests for all blood donations in the United States. This decision was prompted by the case of 12-year-old Ryan White, who contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion in 1984.


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