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Red Cross apology.


Recently, the Red Cross formally apologized for the tainted blood scandal The tainted blood scandal may be a reference to:
  • Contaminated haemophilia blood products
  • , the investigative documentary by Kelly Duda that exposes the tainted blood sales from Arkansas prisons.
, was fined $5,000, is to contribute $1.5 million for research into blood-borne disease A blood-borne disease is one that can be spread by contamination by blood.

The most common examples are HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and viral haemorrhagic fevers.
, and must provide scholarships to victims or family members.

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 Justice Krevers' Report, 1148 men, women, and children acquired AIDS through blood transfusions and thousands more contracted Hepatitis C Hepatitis C Definition

Hepatitis C is a form of liver inflammation that causes primarily a long-lasting (chronic) disease. Acute (newly developed) hepatitis C is rarely observed as the early disease is generally quite mild.
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The Red Cross did not screen out blood from high-risk donors because they were intimidated and threatened by pro-gay forces, including the Human Rights Commissions, some high-ranking politicians, and the major news media. These obviously placed a greater priority on promoting and ushering in a New World Order than on protecting human life and health. As a result the Red Cross treated the tainted blood as a human rights issue rather than as an extremely serious human health concern.

George Hickie

Waldron, SK
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Title Annotation:LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Author:Hickie, George
Publication:Catholic Insight
Article Type:Letter to the Editor
Date:Sep 1, 2005
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