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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Matt Mathers

Survivors and relatives of people who died in infected blood scandal sue Hampshire school

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A group of survivors and relatives of people who died in the infected blood scandal are suing the school where they contracted hepatitis and HIV, accusing it of "failing in its duty of care" to students.

Around 30,000 were affected by the scandal during the 1970s and 80s, which saw patients with bleeding disorders given blood contaminated with HIV and hepatitis viruses.

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