A minimaleffortwasmadetoidentifythoseinfected. Evennowwestillhavepeoplecomingforwardinthiscountrywhohavejustbeendiagnoseddecadesaftertheirinfectionbutoftenit's toolate. YouseeHepatitisattackstheliverleadingtocirrhosisandeventuallycancerso a latediagnosisoftencomeswith a direprognosis.
Wellfamilymembershavebeenarrivinghere. Theyaregoingtobegetting a copyofthereportandat 12.30 todaythatwillbemadepublic, thefindingsofaninquirywhichhaslastedsomefouryearsandtosomanyrelativesandpeoplewhoaresurvivingthroughthisscandal. It's been a longtimecomingand I thinktherearethreethingsthatpeoplereallywanttoday, thefamilymembersandthecampaigners. It's a refrainthatwehearinotherpublicinquiries, theywanttruth, theywantjusticeandtheywantaccountability.
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英国の血液スキャンダル:被害者はHIVとC型肝炎に感染した血液治療の報告を待っている|BBCニュース (UK blood scandal: Victims await report into HIV and hepatitis C infected blood treatments | BBC News)