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The inquiry, led by Labour Peer Lord Archer of Sandwell, said the infection of so many people was a \"horrific human tragedy.\"
The authors of the report said they were \\\"dismayed\\\" at the time taken by the Government and scientific agencies to respond to the dangers of Hepatitis C and HIV infections.
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Nearly 2,000 haemophiliacs have died as a result of exposure to the contaminated blood in what leading medical expert Lord Winston called \"the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS\".
Some 4,670 patients who received blood transfusions in the 1970s and 1980s were infected with Hepatitis C, of whom 1,243 were also infected with HIV
The elderly man was one of thousands of haemophiliacs who received a blood plasma transfusion before strict rules were introduced to limit the spread of the deadly disease.
There have previously been three deaths following infection with vCJD linked to blood transfusions but this is the first of a patient who received plasma, which is used to clot blood and is crucial for people suffering from haemophilia.
That it has taken so long to even reach an Inquiry on the HIV/Hep tainted blood is sickening.
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Saw something about this on the news last night 3 missed chances to stop the import process from the US under both Labour and Tory governments and various documents "missing "
Scandal and no amount of compensation will be enough.
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Is the government (well, us actually) going to have any money left after paying compensation to these people and the tortured terrorists, bailing out the banks, topping up the Royal Mail pension etc. etc.
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Is the government (well, us actually) going to have any money left after paying compensation to these people and the tortured terrorists, bailing out the banks, topping up the Royal Mail pension etc. etc.
Universities are f*cked too, as are LDV Vans.
Everyone is f*cked.
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Registered: Jul 2003 Posts: 18550 - Threads: 575 Location: London
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Shafreaky wrote on 24-02-2009 10:01 AM
What are your thoughts on the compensation they are to receive? Do you think any fiscal amount could ever be enough?
an apology would be a good place to start. Money won't replace the missing loved ones but I think many haemophiliacs would probably give an amount to the haemophiliacs society so that they could find better alternatives to factor 8.
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23-02-2009 18:56 PM
3 missed chances to stop the import process from the US under both Labour and Tory governments and various documents "missing "
Scandal and no amount of compensation will be enough.
carving a tunnel of hope through the mountain of despair 
