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A UK-wide inquiry will be held into the contaminated blood scandal that left at least 2,400 people dead, the prime minister has confirmed.
A spokesman for Theresa May said it would establish the causes of the "appalling injustice" that took place in the 1970s and 1980s.
Thousands of NHS patients were given blood products from abroad that were infected with hepatitis C and HIV.
It's been called the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS.
Many of those affected and their families believe they were not told of the risks involved and there was a cover-up.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40566761
This is totally appalling and we can only hope that the truth will come to light. Whether or not those responsible can be punished is another matter altogether though and some may ask if that's why it's taken so long.
I hope the victims get what little comfort they can from the outcome.