UK government covered up infected-blood scandal which left victims exposed, report finds | BBC News

[@kinngrimm]

It took 50 years to write a report? I assume to protect people who were in charge and failed the nation.

[@luzr6613]

No, it didn't take '50 years to write a report'... it took 43 years to find someone who thought it was important to write.

[@kinngrimm]

@@luzr6613 Maybe a bit of both? Bottomline, same difference. People kept dying, no recognition or justice for them or their next of kin, while those in charge had their thumbs up their asses. What buffles me, even though i am not from the UK, that i heared only now about this for the first time. Was this also activly surpressed or is it just due to news cycle always generating new shit we are supposed to get enrage ourselves with?

[@davidcritchley3509]

Those doing this retired on fat pensions and lived long and happy lives.

[@theartofthebedchamber]

Imagine how long til we hear about Covid vaccine problems…

[@kinngrimm]

@@theartofthebedchamber before they were even introduced by anti-vaxxers ^^

[@tomhenry897]

No investigation No one fired No one jailed No compensation

[@MommaKnowsBestest]

So just a news headline.

[@Leroy-co5os]

Then you wonder why people's don't trust people in power

[@gbh_events]

They never fire or prosecute anyone. Same thing every time. Remember the Pakistani rape gangs that our police assisted? Were any of the police prosecuted? Were any of them fired? If no one is fired or prosecuted, then that is a clear message that this was done by design and on purpose.

[@JohnCarboni-f6n]

Low the money

[@CharlesOnikosi-ql5sb]

This is outrageously, unacceptable. Those responsible should face the full wrath of the law. Testing technology was in its infancy, and must have been only available to the private sector. This is 2024, and NHS have made overhaul changes to the medical practices, in the country.

[@ToniDuke-s7k]

Now ask yourselves…what else are they not reporting ???

[@jeanmitchell5834]

Yes indeed whole system is corrupt

[@SMGAPR8]

You mean whats archived? Well newspapers for one!

[@ummahmed80]

And also question what they are reporting too, clearly trying to pull the wool over our eyes

[@ToniDuke-s7k]

@@SMGAPR8 That’s a fact. But, much of what goes on wasn’t even put in newspapers. Today’s technology makes it very easy to control the narrative before the public receives the information. Just look how many people on KZbin complain about how their comments are being censored and deleted…

[@jabezjedidiah1429]

The elephant in the room

[@siavashsafari3795]

This is too sad to comprehend

[@FerdiSchwarz]

It's a tragedy. Absolutely abominable.

[@stevdaughtr6098]

How the hell is it reckoning if most of those people are dead, they said that they are admitting to it by waiting for everyone to die? My father saved his entire life so he could have a decent retirement only to find out. He was dying in his 40s. He saved he didn’t spend money he saved. He never missed work. He did everything he was supposed to do.F This!!! this is not confined to one country

[@JesusChristOrBust]

We were all decieved. Every normal citizen of every country was decieved. Now that many of us can't be decieved, they wish to kill us in ways that make us seem responsible. That, or they get someone else to kill you or just suicide yourself. Endure. Let's live to judge these people in the end of this hell world they abused.

[@colorbugoriginals4457]

so sorry for your loss. you never know what is around the corner, do keep going. your father would want you to find happiness yet. ❤

[@helenbirdart]

As a medical practitioner, this is beyond egregious and the families, survivors and victims should be greatly compensated IMMEDIATELY!

[@jeanmitchell5834]

And also punishment meted out...even better keep away from BIG PHARMA AND ALL VACCINES

[@souxcasa]

Are you a medical practitioner in the NHS? Cos many of them have no souls

[@rosanna4685]

Well as a medical practioner can you please tell us all why GPs are telling patients with hepatitis B that it clears from the system and does not cause liver damage, when the truth of the matter is that it DOES cause liver damage and other serious health conditions and are still lying and trying to cover up for the NHS??

[@digglerdudeuk]

But as usual, the real criminals get away with their crimes.

[@thewhatorwhy]

What is the BBC's role in covering this up for decades? Just like its silence about Julian Assange and Jimmy Savile till the last moment when it became public?

[@johnkariukimungai5211]

You are point on. They come out pretending to disclose what has already become public. Accomplices

[@thewhatorwhy]

@@johnkariukimungai5211 True.

[@Leroy-co5os]

Same thing with the jab

[@thewhatorwhy]

@@Leroy-co5os Yes.

[@thewhatorwhy]

@monipenny408 Goes to show that the news is not as serious or effective as film. Which is the fault of the news people. I've got to see Mr Bates vs The Post Office.

[@FerdiSchwarz]

And yet they have banned directed blood donation in the UK (i.e. if I want to give blood to my mother in advance of an operation I can't)...

[@ElenaShares]

It is very odd that they did not allow a close relative to do that. Wow.

[@CRMcGee2]

In the UK, autologous blood donation, where a person donates blood for their own use, is possible. This is typically done before surgery and is considered the safest type of blood transfusion. However, preoperative autologous donation is not routinely available in the UK and is more common in parts of Europe and the US. Another method practiced is cell salvage, where blood is collected during surgery and retransfused back to the patient. Directed blood donations, where donations are made for a known individual, are generally not supported by UK Blood Services, except in rare circumstances.

[@madimoe8331]

​@@CRMcGee2USA here. I've never heard of that. Cool

[@CRMcGee2]

@@madimoe8331 Definitely a thing in the US reach out to the Red Cross, and they'll help you arrange it.

[@FerdiSchwarz]

@@CRMcGee2 Indeed. Autologous isn't ideal in this instance though as she is anaemic...

[@HangInAir]

In Japan, there was once a blood contamination incident called the "Green Cross Incident.'' It's similar to that.

[@meatlover9775]

Japanese government officially admitted and apologized in 1996.

[@billder2655]

I think the two incidents are connected, the infections from the UK scandal go back to the 70s, 80s and 90s. There was a similar scandal in France too.

[@bearwhite98]

once this happen in united states also around same time i think .....not sure on date

[@hayettebahamma6282]

What did you do that time? More details plz ... I'm hayet I'm a doctor

[@JeffEbe-te2xs]

No one fired or jailed victim compensation denied Just like the PO scandal

[@forealg]

Democracy

[@rubylicious1024]

​@JamJam0189because they get money from it!? but just because someone are homeless, or in prison, doesn't mean that their blood would be contaminated.. and maybe they don't test it🤔 like before use, (if not an emergency) or when they get a bigger volume from other places!? but think that the question is more about, if they knew it was contaminated, and used it anyway!?

[@kendallbald]

I sometimes wonder why we even have a government in the first place

[@shauneden4229]

If we didn't our masters would have to bribe all of us.

[@seabreeze4559]

the illusion of order

[@nedenede]

Public Service employees who called themselves the Government.

[@dariusalexandru9536]

to keep workers in line

[@geoffbirchall7552]

It’s a little like the C19 shot scandal which has been covered up for the last three and a half years!

[@leebroadway929]

And the death toll wii br far greater

[@seabreeze4559]

vox day covers it

[@JH-lz4dh]

Absolutely HORRENDOUS 💔

[@mhz90718]

The British government never ceases to exceed my expectations when it comes to lowering the bar on governance.

[@TheMockatiel]

Canada: was that a challenge? 🤡 🍁

[@mhz90718]

@@TheMockatiel people like you are the reason why this was swept under the rug for so long. Why solve your problems when you can deflect it away and pretend it never happened?

[@deadmemesrus1119]

It’s disgusting. The politicians in power haven’t represented the actual people for decades. They keep getting richer while we keep getting poorer and they’re more than happy to keep that going.

[@SheWhoIsWise]

"This was a disaster, not an accident". That's an understatement. This was murder, people died. They purposely infected children with HIV & Hepatitis. An apology is insufficient.😢

[@lesleysidhoum1779]

A national disgrace among others .

[@stevdaughtr6098]

Somebody told me quickly if this happened in the United States as well my father is gone because he was infected with hepatitis C while in the service. The service took blame, said that they had done it while giving vaccines. If you serve during the time of Vietnam, please go get your blood test.

[@gfys756]

I'm sorry to hear about your father. My uncle served in Vietnam, and also got Hep C. The VA claimed it was from "drug use" and refused to help. I hope you can get some answers and closure.

[@SMGAPR8]

Admirable advice, and one that SHOULD be researched, the vaccinations have a lot to answer too, were blame was laid wrongfully! Thankyou for sharing, my heart goes out to you ❤️🙏

[@SMGAPR8]

​@@gfys756I think like a y services they trust too, what tbey ate administering is for good and not harmful, its difficult when all they had was monkeys for testing!

[@AbbyA-z6j]

Yes. Please look up the story of Arthur Ashe.

[@seabreeze4559]

can't blame the Vs, people might wanna sue

[@chrisj2502]

50 years from no we might hear the truth about the recent pandemic.

[@Butters2236]

absolutely disgusting

[@Snoring537]

The justice has finally served. It is truly a henious scandal, I feel sorry for those impacted families. How come no one is taking the responsibility?! Hopefully, those affected families can be compensated asap. Truly a horrific CRIME

[@maurreese]

My heart goes out to the victims and their loved ones 🙏🏿♥️

[@bctvadifferentvideographerwith]

Thank you

[@philgriffin8687]

Why did it take a official report to bring this to light. Whatever happend to investigative journalism ? rather than just buying stories from Reuters.

[@mkkiani-tech]

Shows the honesty of some in the NHS.

[@madimoe8331]

The ability to sue for slander.

[@philgriffin8687]

@@madimoe8331 Thats what editors and lawyers are for.

[@shauneden4229]

They also missed the last four years.

[@TiffanyTeaLeaves]

Budget cuts. Gotta pay for the RF to have tip top healthcare and clean blood for their surgeries

[@jennytravelmovie9682]

It's horrible ! There is such an irresponsible medical accident ! Legal responsibility must be pursued. The NHS must be reformed.

[@SMGAPR8]

Agree🙏

[@kookiebun470]

This happened 50 years ago though. In the 70’s the world did not even know about AIDS.

[@zenmetsuzogo4005]

If they are this gross and negligent under supposedly non emergency situations. Imagine what they would and could do under the emergency circumstances where they are protected under the law. Such as during the pandemic?

[@jan004berlin]

It was really a massacre, unbelievable.

[@elena_barmina233]

There should be a personal responsibility of those, who made wrong decisions now and then. Penalties, prison time and a national shame.

[@NA-dg3jx]

Yet no one held to account, disgraceful.

[@docmike8601]

This doesn't surprise me at all. In the UK and Ireland, a doctors' title and the prestige that goes along with it is the most important thing to them, not patients. Any error or unflattering event that happens is not only ignored and covered up, but often added prestige is heaped on the doctor. Coving up for your boss is necessary for advancement. Heaps of awards, additional titles, and praise are also bestowed on the greatest offenders. Not one country outside of former British colonies has adopted the British medical system and Royal Collages, that is not an oversight or coincidence, it is because it is a system that only benefits the doctors.

[@mariettestabel275]

France also....disgusting

[@melgrant7404]

How are the guilty ever going to be procescuted .so long ago.

[@rickybobby8224]

Should have known to not trust the government with your healthcare.

[@borntorepent]

Oh my world, how could this happen, mercy...

[@HaHaBIah]

Government covers up something? Who would've guessed

[@luzr6613]

Just like people to do that, eh - whether in Govt or not.

[@Am-ih5nf]

I do not understand England.

[@crystalheart1186]

How cruel... I’m so sorry to the victims and their loved ones.

[@dilyu2662]

Why is this not surprising that the govermlnemtn tried to cover up this?

[@imunfathomable]

Wtf are you doing UK.

[@faye_didac]

good question, we've been asking ourselves this for a few years now

[@waleed8530]

busy supporting genocidal Israelis.

[@inconceivabledark]

That's a very good question. If you ever find out the answer could you please the average UK citizen know

[@user-ry6jj6kx2s]

This happened in multiple countries around the same time, from blood sourced from US companies

[@bctvadifferentvideographerwith]

Going at pace apparently according to the government

[@bozaregina8607]

It’s very sad! 💔 Justice for victims! 🙏🏻

[@sylezjusz]

This is because people weren't clapping for NHS hard enough. They need more flattery, veneration, adoration and a higher pedestal.

[@kookiebun470]

This happened in the 70’s. No one wants your flattery and clapping. Maybe the big bosses but don’t include the hardworking burned out staff.

[@user-ry6jj6kx2s]

This happened 70s, 80s & 90s. It wasn't just in the UK either

[@bctvadifferentvideographerwith]

I never clapped for the nhs because they gave me hepatitis B

[@godwino1466]

I can only imagine what is in the so-called humanitarian aid they send to some countries of the world.

[@山樵罗浮]

What about those who suddenly dropped death ??? AZ ???

[@ericm3089]

I hope the victims get justice. Just heartbreaking.

[@CanadianForPutin]

Cant bother with probiding quality healthcare to the citizens of the UK, but the UK government is always willing to send money from the UK taxpayer to foreign countries.. 😂

[@Cesarsanvicente]

DISGRACEFUL

[@gamingwithjackclashroyalea5294]

The fact that the government tried to cover it up pisses me off. If they're trying to make people distrustful of the British government and the NHS they're doing a good bloody job.

[@anthonydavid9307]

Australia still covering up their part.

[@markmuller7962]

And think of how much shame HIV brought too in the 70s and 80s due to homophobia

[@kookiebun470]

First reported case of HIV/AIDS was in 1981. The world did not know about AIDS in the 70’s.

[@MaiPoirot]

That's so absurd and cruel to even comprehend it is true! 😭 My heart goes out to them.

[@13Liberty50]

How is that authoritarianism working for you now.

[@rickebuschcatherine2729]

It's not etter than in France what a pity! Let's hope for justice for the patients !

[@Jafail4079]

What I believe is that the previous doctors did not realize how lethal and highly infectious the preciously unknowing disease was. The HIV had been newly emerged. But some doctors did not raise the alarm when they discovered the scandal and silenced themsevels

[@belon6203]

Unfortunately government officials, advisory bodies, some doctors, companies all knew that product was contaminated and still gave product to people. Apparently it was to save money. And then they covered it up and destroyed evidence.

[@donga2000]

Nobody has been put in jail for this? And all the tax payer have to pay for this? What is wrong with this system?

[@lukemorris4065]

As a patient within the NHS on regular treatment. Just over the last 5 years the figures they report on as the required minimum or maximum wait time, treatment time etc are much much more forgiving. I was told for 7 years my bloods must be tested within 3 days of treatment as it was unsafe. Now it’s suddenly 3 weeks prior as they haven’t got enough chairs for the amount of patients under their care. This needs reforming immediatley, I have consultants complaining to me about the lack of care for cures and all the money is now spent on drugs contracts rather than research. Only cancer research remains given funding whilst every other condition is being left for permanent lifelong drug treatment for profit.

[@JesusChristOrBust]

My friend contracted hepatitis C after getting blood products in fla. 1994. Died in 2010. Terrible. Sorry for all who lost someone. Greed. Just like now, they have plasma donation centers on every corner in the poor neighborhoods. How much of that blood is tainted?

[@ArchDudeify]

Consider compensation and or claims if that's possible An apology is a good start

[@AbbyA-z6j]

Get real. The politicians will set up a committee staffed by their mates, on about £100,000 a month, and then wait for the victims to die.

[@PharmaTroll]

Exactly the same is happening now with covid vaccines and childhood vaccines. Why isn't RS saying sorry for these. Will even this timid comment be censored? I could be saying far far worse.

[@shauneden4229]

Amazingly you got through.

[@PharmaTroll]

@@shauneden4229 Yes the censorship threshold appears to be reduced on this issue. They are probably trying to divert attention away from the issues for which they have more immediate responsibility.

[@luzr6613]

it's not 'exactly the same' - this is about contaminated products, not uncontaminated products that sometimes have deleterious side-effects.

[@shauneden4229]

@@luzr6613 The products ARE contaminated with plasmids and DNA.

[@shauneden4229]

@@luzr6613 Plas Mids and D na would disagree with you.

[@vcsradio2805]

So what are you doing for the victims. Any compensation or any treatment

[@kaiyang5426]

In China nobody is allowed to talk about such "scandals" with public health issues though.... So sad...

[@Midori-zt7qe]

这也能骂到中国头上？至少中国发现美国血液污染之后，早在1985年就禁止了进口血液，不像你们政府掩盖事实，宁愿害死人民。

[@damlitproductions8126]

THE ONE WHOM PUSHED THE FIRST DOMINO MAY NOT BE WITH US, But their NAME & INSTITUTE, & those Representing Must Formally Be recognised ,with an Apology ,for the HISTORY BOOKS, Compensation Must Follow to the Victim's or family, MISTAKES LIKE THIS MUST NEVER BE AGAIN....

[@joshuakampamba9061]

What a mess that was😢 I feel sorry for the innocent people who took the diseases .... I have compassion for them

[@elisciachristie6984]

This is just sad and I hope that we come up with something even though nothing they will do will change those that are not here anymore and those that it affected. We have so many things going on now days and how this got by us is beyond me. The other sad part is many things hind within our systems and my not show any signs for many until it's to late. They should hold the government accountable especially if these individuals were doing check ups. Mind you not all have stayed over there either and have moved all around the world. I mean this is from the 70"s to the 90"s. How did they come up with the number 1500?

[@cupidcaesar7914]

Look out for the Covid vaccine apology in the next 30 years too...

[@highwayrider9165]

This is really very shameful act by govt negligence

[@melissareece8656]

I cannot even wrap my mind around this...😢

[@georgeroybooth3335]

The US companies who supplied this should be be made to pay for this.

[@Tcyc-le3pi]

😂

[@SheWhoIsWise]

They should, but they won't.

[@captainbuggernut9565]

Well it's only taken 50 years to admit it. Still credit goes to Sunak who did sound genuine in his apology. The likelihood of criminal proceedings seems small though, given the time that has elapsed. Financial compensation won't replace those who have left us either. It is indeed a day of reckoning, I hope those in charge really do learn from this. I doubt it, mind.

[@cdnJGSL]

16/21years under Cons with 11 years of drastic cut to NHS

[@AbbyA-z6j]

That's what caused a scandal 40 years in the making? Would it not make more sense to blame our entire selfish and thoughtless public elite?

[@Nikarriddle0613]

This is a national tragedy...wth

[@theartofthebedchamber]

Same as what they just did with the Covid vaccine…

[@JelMain]

Thus far you only have a report. Sunak's failures to react combined with his failure to give details of compensation in his apology bode ill for full changein the future.

[@glajubutu]

The ones that are still alive. They need to pay all of their medical bills

[@tumix671]

Shouldn't they have known the blood was infected? This is outrageous!

[@anderslunde861]

How is this even possible???!!!

[@Ghengiskhansmum]

Its a shame we haven't had any decent investigative journalists for the same amount of time. Not unlike the miners strike lies, Hillsborough lies, Iraq, Yemen, Windrush, Grenfell and all the public service scandals etc.

[@suranjanabasu498]

Horrible.

[@PBandJ25]

This is stunning beyond words!! British health is thought to be a world class standard.

[@Skygrey2943]

​@keefrazak I still would take it over US healthcare or other private medicine, which is where the infected blood came from. The US mixes capitalist greed with human need, and this is what always happens when people are chasing profit.

[@SlimHandle]

Call out Ken Clarke. Mr portrayed as Tory Europe lover. Better than thou as portrayed by media over Brexit. He doesn't give a hoot about a crisis which happened under his foot in the 80s as health secretary. Mr negligent. Call him out before he goes from the planet due to his age. Don't let him get away with it.

[@shauneden4229]

Mr Bill Der Berg?

[@bctvadifferentvideographerwith]

Ken Clark on oath still maintains that there wasn’t any conclusive proof at the time that Aids was in the blood supply that was imported from the USA, but Labour at the time was begging for Ken Clark to release £5 million for a new blood distribution centre in 1984 to treat haemophiliacs with pure British blood products that at the time had the minimal chance of HIV being in the wider British population he said no it’s too expensive

[@derekwhite2929]

In my case it was a plasma transfusion and hcv!

[@Bob-cx4ze]

The most shocking part is that the BBC realized it got so bad they couldn't ignore it anymore.

[@AgentAO7]

The UK has definitely fallen!

[@kookiebun470]

lol this happened in the 70’s

[@ProfessorSnape22]

I just heard this on the times radio...what the f is going on?

[@_ArsNova]

Been under a rock for the past 20 years?

[@davidcritchley3509]

How can we believe anything the state tells us?

[@mercesletifer47]

How tf is such news coming out of the UK of all places?

[@jarussej9775]

Probably a mix of greed cowardice, and incompetence😟😟

[@runabath]

Im over this and any bbc news Y is this on the news now and not before people r long and buried and no one will c or hear any justice peace to u

[@BeGioBijoux]

OMG THAT IS CRAAAAAZY

[@BarbaraWaterfall-ob4zv]

Horrific

[@theTimHernandez]

Now start working on the 50 year COVID19 vax report.

[@danielhooper502]

This was known at the time

[@souxcasa]

So who's going to prison then? Noone? Oh OK I guess there's no consequences to absolute monstrosities

[@mariettestabel275]

I could never resolve this dilemma; do we live in an Abnormal or an Amoral Epoch?

[@jonahansen]

I guess a disadvantage of Government centralized medicine and control.

[@sohrabamiri7917]

Where was the sources of the blood

[@zapfanzapfan]

Apparently not enough UK blood donors to meet the demand and so they bought from the US where donors are paid for their blood and so tend to be the, shall we say, less fortunate on the socioeconomic scale.

[@drbennyboombatz9195]

How's it take 7 effin years to come up with the report!?!?!

[@TIDEMANCLEANERSULTD]

Too bad about that,, that's why Jehovah's witnesses don't accept blood transfusion. Jehovah GOD tells us to abstain from blood " Acts 15:29".

[@luzr6613]

The starting point for the prohibition was consuming blood 'eating meat that has its lifeblood in it' Genesis 9:4 - it had nothing to do with the non-existent technology of blood transfusions. And those were God's words to Noah, not the second-hand version from Acts.

[@georgeroybooth3335]

Surely governments will have set aside compensation money ??

[@SereneSarai]

apology?

[@arsal09]

Well if that is the case for a developed country, imagine how would the situation be in developing or poor countries. In my country Pakistan, millions of people have died of hep C, i was also diagnosed of it, along with hep B 5 years ago and i had blood transfusions as a kid. Nobody makes anyone responsible here!

[@robert-skibelo]

What a useless dumbed-down report. I don't want superficial, touchy-feeling blather, I want to know what the report's conclusions were. How about reading some of that out? How about some actual objective substance?

[@luzr6613]

They've 'reported'; they've given you a brief summary... it's not their responsibility to read the thing out to you. You want to understand the Report - get a copy and read it.

[@worldwanderer91]

This is how 28 Days Later will happen in real life