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They were people who thought their lives were being saved by vital blood infusions, but instead they were killed by contaminated supplies. It's thought nearly two and a half thousand people died because of the scandal in the 1970s and 80s, and now the Prime Minister has said an inquiry will look into what happened. The disaster has been described as the worst in the history of the NHS, and families of those who died believe mistakes were covered up

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