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I did have one question that I hope doesn’t change anything, the way she cleaned my arm was with this huge q tip type thing that came out of a sealed container that she wiped in a circle for 5-10 seconds and it was a brownish color. And she opened the needle and poked me. Is that as good as like rubbing alcohol?
I just asked my husband and it was Iodine, is that strong enough to sanitize it and remove any risk of HIV or etc?
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I have great news for you! Your question doesn’t change anything except to make the answer even more promising. ☺️
From your description the nurse used a Betadine swab. It’s a povidone-iodine that’s highly effective against bacteria and viruses. It’s applied to skin before surgical procedures! I’ve had it used on me many times before having Picc lines, ports installed and bone marrow biopsies. And since the needle was sterile and the nurse didn’t touch the needle there would be no way of any cross contamination for you during your donation.
I’ve posted an article from Pub/Med titled, Inactivation of human viruses with Povidone-Iodinewhich, tells how effective it is against viruses, including human immunodeficiency viruses and Covid.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9403252/Does this help make you a little more confident that you have nothing to worry about? You should be able let this worry go.