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UK infected blood scandal: Reports claim compensation could cost £10bn

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 21 May 2024, 9:19pm
Infected blood campaigners hug during a gathering at Parliament Square, ahead of the publication of the final report into the scandal, in London, Sunday, May 19, 2024. Photo / AP
Infected blood campaigners hug during a gathering at Parliament Square, ahead of the publication of the final report into the scandal, in London, Sunday, May 19, 2024. Photo / AP

UK infected blood scandal: Reports claim compensation could cost £10bn

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 21 May 2024, 9:19pm

It's been predicted over £10 billion could be given to the victims impacted by Britain's infected blood scandal.

More than 30,000 people received infected blood and products in the 1970s and 80s, from the state-funded National Health Service.

3,000 people died, and thousands more contracted hepatitis or HIV.

UK correspondent Enda Brady says Prime Minister Sunak has pledged financial compensation for those impacted.

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