{"id":156423,"date":"2024-05-20T21:00:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T20:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-government-covered-up-infected-blood-scandal-which-left-victims-exposed-report-finds-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T21:00:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T20:00:30","slug":"uk-government-covered-up-infected-blood-scandal-which-left-victims-exposed-report-finds-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-government-covered-up-infected-blood-scandal-which-left-victims-exposed-report-finds-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"UK government covered up infected-blood scandal which left victims exposed, report finds | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ilVwg6-K0UE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"UK government covered up infected-blood scandal which left victims exposed, report finds | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ilVwg6-K0UE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Authorities in the UK covered up the infected-blood scandal, knowingly exposing victims to unacceptable risks, a report has said.<\/p>\n<p>The five-year investigation accused doctors, the government, and the NHS of letting patients catch HIV and hepatitis.<\/p>\n<p>More than 30,000 people were infected, from 1970 to 1991, by contaminated blood products and transfusions, and about 3,000 have died.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Brian Langstaff, who chaired the inquiry, said the scale of the scandal was &quot;horrifying&quot; and the authorities had been too slow to respond to the risks.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#InfectedBloodScandal #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities in the UK covered up the infected-blood scandal, knowingly exposing victims to unacceptable risks, a report has said. 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