Pic of the day | Infected blood scandal: 'This is a day of shame for the British state', says Rishi Sunak
The UK government has apologized to victims of a scandal that involved thousands being infected with HIV and hepatitis viruses from blood products imported from the US in the 1970s and 1980s. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it was a "day of shame for the British state."
After publishing the Infected Blood Inquiry's final report, Mr Sunak said the scandal should have been avoided, as stated in the House of Commons.
The document blamed "successive governments, the NHS, and blood services" for failures that led to 30,000 people being "knowingly" infected with either HIV or Hepatitis C through blood products - around 3,000 of whom have now died.
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