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The Infected Blood Scandal
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Nov 15, 2023
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Description
In the 1970s and '80s, thousands of haemophiliacs in the UK were infected with HIV and hepatitis C through blood products known to be contaminated. In a recent piece, Florence Sutcliffe-Braithewaite outlines the magnitude of the scandal, exacerbated by carelessness, corporate greed and, in one instance, deliberate human experimentation. She joins Malin to discuss the findings and what they mean for survivors. They are joined by Tom Crewe, who reckoned with the Aids crisis in his 2018 article ‘Here was a plague’.Find Florence and Tom’s articles on the episode page: lrb.me/bloodinquirypodRead Colm Tóibín's pick from the LRB archive: lrb.me/colmpodSubscribe to the LRB here: lrb.me/nowFind out about the Colour Revolution exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum here:https://www.ashmolean.org/exhibition/colour-revolution-victorian-art-fashion-design Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Nov 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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