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Inquiry into infected blood scandal due to publish findings

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Mon, 20 May 2024, 8:43pm
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. The final report of the U.K.’s infected blood inquiry will be published Monday, six years after it started its work. The inquiry heard evidence as to how thousands of people contracted HIV or hepatitis from transfusions of tainted blood and blood products in the 1970s and 1980s. (Aaron Chown/PA via 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. The final report of the U.K.’s infected blood inquiry will be published Monday, six years after it started its work. The inquiry heard evidence as to how thousands of people contracted HIV or hepatitis from transfusions of tainted blood and blood products in the 1970s and 1980s. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP)

Inquiry into infected blood scandal due to publish findings

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 20 May 2024, 8:43pm

The public inquiry into the infected blood scandal, known as the biggest treatment disaster in NHS history, is due to publish its findings soon.

Over 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C from 1970 to 1991 by contaminated blood products and transfusions, with 3,000 having died since.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey says thousands of people have been waiting for justice for years.

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