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On 17th April 2007, BBC Newsnight covered the issue of contaminated blood and blood products.

WATCH THE NEWSNIGHT BROADCAST HERE

Blood Safety - A Damning Critique

Newsnight reveals evidence that some doctors effectively used haemophiliacs as guinea pigs for new blood products.  Science Editor Susan Watts and director/producer Mags Gavan ask if this tragedy could - and should - have been avoided.

Also read an important accompanying article by Susan Watts and Mags Gavan about how blood safety warnings were ignored:

Blood Safety warnings 'ignored' 

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