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‘My mum gave the injections that killed my brothers’: how UK’s infected blood scandal has torn lives apart
As an inquiry into the infected blood scandal that has claimed 3,000 lives in Britain prepares to report on its findings, victims and families who have lost loved ones tell their stories
• Read more: government was warned of infected blood risks in 1970s; plus the true story of the UK infected blood scandal
When Roger Newman was just 10 years old, doctors told his parents that his haemophilia could now be treated with a commercial blood product promoted by the drug industry as a wonder treatment.
Instead of regular trips to the hospital, the freeze-dried plasma concentrate could be kept in the fridge and administered at home. Parents were given training on mixing the white powder with purified water and injecting their children.
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