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TWO victims of the infected blood scandal say they are "blown away" by a landmark inquiry into its "chilling cover-up". Gene David and Janice Whitehorn are two of more than 30,000 people who contracted incurable blood diseases in the 1970s and 80s after receiving transfusions or blood products from the NHS. It has been estimated that one person dies as a result of infected blood every four days.

Some 3,000 people have passed away in total. A report into the "disaster" - described as the worst in NHS treatment history - found deliberate attempts were made to conceal what happened, including evidence of Whitehall officials destroying documents. Sir Brian Langstaff, chair of the inquiry, concluded there had been a "catalogue of failures" which had "catastrophic" consequences, not only among people infected with contaminated blood and blood products, but also their loved ones.



"The scale of what happened is horrifying," he said. Victims and their families are now calling for those responsible to be held to account. While they feel "validated and vindicated" by the findings, they feel justice should be served.

Gene, who spent decades not knowing how he caught HIV, said after listening to the findings at Westminster's Central Hall: "It's very emotional. "I'm overwhelmed, and the feeling from within the room was very moving. "The report went into incredible detail - more so than I expected.

I was blown away. "Sir Brian and his team went above and beyond to finally give us a voice. ".

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