Contaminated Blood Scandal: Apology and Pledge for Justice from UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
How It All Began During the 1970s and 1980s, many individuals in need of blood transfusions, particularly hemophiliacs, were unknowingly exposed to contaminated blood with hepatitis and HIV. The treatment responsible for this catastrophe was Factor VIII, which was intended to aid blood clotting. The UK’s NHS, believing it to be a revolutionary treatment, began…