Read more at The Guardian.
Revealed: UK government was warned of infected blood risks in 1970s
Documents show officials were told blood plasma harvested from US convicts was contaminated with viruses
• Read more: the true story of the UK infected blood scandal; plus: ‘My mum gave the injections that killed my brothers’
A commercial blood product at the centre of the biggest treatment scandal in the history of the NHS was approved for use after government officials were told convicts were among the paid donors and virus contamination “should be assumed”, corporate filings reveal.
The product, given to haemophiliacs to enable their blood to clot, was injected into thousands of patients in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s, including young children, who were infected with HIV and hepatitis C.
Continue reading...Date: | |
Tag: | United Kingdom |
Sort by
Filter
Date
Items per page
-
Victims infected with Hep C after blood screening began
Lawyers tell the BBC people infected after September 1991 should be allowed to claim compensation.BBC News - Top stories -
"God's Hand" revealed in "ominous" new image
In the image, "a ghostly hand appears to be emerging from the interstellar medium and reaching out into the cosmos," the NOIRLab said.CBS News - Top stories -
Ex-Pats reveal Belichick-Kraft 'tension' at roast
Former Patriots described tension between Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft in the green room before the live roast of Tom Brady.ESPN - Sports -
A redemptive moment for EU-UK relations
Also in this week’s newsletter: a superficially comforting headline on inward investmentFinancial Times - World
More from The Guardian
-
‘We will fight with our fingernails’ says Netanyahu after US threat to curb arms
Israeli prime minister says country can ‘stand alone’ but later says he hopes US and Israel can overcome differences. Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will stand alone and “fight with our fingernails” in defiance of US threats to further ...The Guardian - World -
Apple apologises for iPad ad criticised as ‘destruction of the human experience’
Advert featuring huge hydraulic press crushing cultural objects struck wrong note with many. Apple has apologised after an online backlash to an advert for its new iPad that features an industrial-sized hydraulic press crushing a collection of ...The Guardian - World - Apple -
Trump hush-money trial resumes after graphic testimony by Stormy Daniels
Relationship between ex-president and adult actor central to case as lawyer Michael Cohen paid $130,000 to quash story about affair. The hush-money trial against Donald Trump resumes on Friday at the end of a dramatic week which saw almost two ...The Guardian - World - Donald Trump -
Flights cancelled and tourists stranded as Air Vanuatu put into voluntary liquidation
Troubled airline had earlier cancelled flights to Australia and New Zealand, citing ‘maintenance’ requirements. Vanuatu has put its national carrier, Air Vanuatu, into voluntary liquidation, after it cancelled flights to Australia and New Zealand, ...The Guardian - World -
Hungary rolls out red carpet for Xi in final leg of European tour
Warm welcome for Chinese president contrasts with rest of EU, with up to 18 cooperation agreements expected . Hungary has rolled out the red carpet for Xi Jinping in a show of warmth that contrasts with wariness in the rest of the EU about ...The Guardian - World