Infected blood scandal: who will get compensation, and how much will they get? People infected as well as close relations of victims or those caring for victims will be eligible The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024
UK infected blood scandal: what happened in other countries? Victims in Britain have finally gained a measure of justice – elsewhere the fight has had varying outcomes The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024
First infected blood scandal victims to receive payments by end of 2024 Cabinet Office minister John Glen said all those affected by the scandal will be eligible to claim compensation under the scheme The Independent UK · May 21, 2024
In a 1st, HIV vaccine triggers rare and elusive antibodies in human patients Scientists have taken a big step toward making an effective HIV vaccine. LiveScience · May 21, 2024
OPINION - There is something very British about the infected blood scandal As much as the seven-volume report that it launched, Sir Brian Langstaff’s remarkable speech yesterday at the Methodist Central Hall in Westminster was a milestone in the history of the modern British state. Its specific theme was the contaminated blood scandal in which 30,000 people were infected with HIV or… Evening Standard · May 21, 2024
The school killed by contaminated blood: Of 122 boys infected only 30 are still alive Infected blood inquiry has revealed children at Lord Mayor Treloar College between 1970 and 1987 were ‘treated like guinea pigs’ The Independent UK · May 21, 2024
How is Ken Clarke involved in the infected blood scandal and could he lose his peerage? The Independent looks at what Lord Clarke is accused of, and why campaigners want his peerage removed The Independent UK · May 21, 2024
Infected blood scandal: How will the UK pay £10 billion in compensation? More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis via blood transfusions in the 1970s and 1980s The Independent UK · May 20, 2024
HIV positive prostitute had sex with 211 men after learning she’d been infected, cops say Linda Inez Leccese has been charged with soliciting after she tested positive for HIV The Independent UK · May 20, 2024
What is the UK’s infected blood scandal? More than 3,000 people died and many others were left with lifelong health problems after being given contaminated blood The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024
More than 30,000 infected and 3,000 dead: The shocking numbers behind the infected blood scandal Damning public inquiry has laid bare failings of worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS The Independent UK · May 20, 2024
‘We were kids’: infected blood report welcomed by survivor of school trials Pupils were viewed as ‘cheaper than chimps’ at Hampshire school where Richard Warwick was infected with HIV and hepatitis C The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024
Infected blood scandal: 1,000s of victims knowingly exposed to 'unacceptable' risks, scathing report reveals Tens of thousands of patients ‘knowingly exposed to unacceptable risks of infection’ in biggest treatment scandal in NHS history Evening Standard · May 20, 2024
Infected blood scandal involved 'pervasive' cover up, inquiry finds Children were used as “objects for research” while the risks of contracting hepatitis and HIV were ignored at a specialist school where boys… The National (Scotland) · May 20, 2024
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024 ‘Suffering that is hard to comprehend’: key takeaways from UK infected blood report Scandal was completely avoidable, with government and NHS colluding to cover up risk to patients
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024 UK infected blood scandal made worse by ‘chilling’ cover-up, inquiry finds Thousands of deaths could have been avoided, final report on infection of thousands with HIV or hepatitis C concludes
The Independent UK · May 20, 2024 Infected Blood Scandal victims: Survivor’s guilt, anger and the decades-long fight for justice Some 3,000 people have died and others left with lifelong health complications after being infected with viruses including hepatitis C and HIV
The Independent UK · May 20, 2024 What is the infected blood scandal? Everything you need to know ahead of milestone report The long-awaited final report will be published by the Infected Blood Inquiry today
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024 Monday briefing: The history of the contaminated blood scandal; Iranian president confirmed dead In today’s newsletter: After years of failure to recognise how badly the victims were treated, their stories are finally being heard. But is it enough for the families who have fought for years?
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024 Infected blood inquiry to publish final report in seismic moment for victims Chair to share findings of investigation into NHS infection of thousands with HIV or hepatitis C over more than 20 years
The Independent UK · May 20, 2024 US pediatricians group reverses decades-old ban on breastfeeding for those with HIV A top U.S. pediatricians’ group is making a sharp policy change about breastfeeding by people with HIV
The Independent UK · May 19, 2024 Contaminated blood scandal victims living with ‘survivor’s guilt’ as thousands of lives still ‘blighted’ The Infected Blood Inquiry publishes its report on Monday
The Conversation · May 17, 2024 ‘They call us the fatherless ones’: the trauma of families devastated by the infected blood scandal will last for generations On the day of her uncle’s funeral in 1995, Jane’s life changed forever.* That was when she found out her uncle Edward, a person with haemophilia, had been infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from the treatment he was taking for his condition.
The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2024 ‘My mum had to tell me I had HIV’: the former blood transfusion poster boy campaigning for infected victims Andy Evans was injecting his own clotting protein at three, and was 13 when he found it had given him HIV. Now he campaigns for fellow survivors – and the truth about the contamination scandal
The Conversation · May 16, 2024 Angola’s untold history: archive project explores LGBTIQ+ lives and struggles As I write these lines, I mourn the passing of Carlos Fernandes, a leading queer activist and organiser in Angola. Carlos was found dead in his home earlier this year under circumstances that are still being investigated.