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Lives ‘still blighted’ by contaminated blood

  • A charity reports that thousands of lives are affected by the infected blood scandal, with victims and families sharing the ongoing hardships.
  • Thousands received tainted blood or products from the 1970s to 1990s, marking a severe healthcare disaster within the NHS history.
  • Around 6,000 individuals with bleeding disorders were infected with hepatitis, with 1,250 having both hepatitis and HIV, and only about 250 surviving today from the dual infection.
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Lives ‘still blighted’ by contaminated blood

Thousands of people with bleeding disorders were infected with HIV and/or hepatitis.

·London, United Kingdom
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Sky News UK broke the news in United Kingdom on Sunday, May 19, 2024.
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