Media Reporting on the infectivity risks of blood products

Key:

🔺 = These article’s connect AIDS (LAV/HIV) with blood-products during the period infected Factor VIII was in use in the UK

🔔 = These article’s connect Hepatitis with blood-products before or during the period infected Factor VIII was in use in the UK

⚖ = Court Related | ⬛ = Death Toll |

EARLY 1950’S & 1960’S APPRECIATION OF HEPATITIS IN BLOOD / PLASMA SUPPLY

• Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Friday 11 April 1952 - Risks in every blood transfusion 🔔

• Western Mail - Thursday 15 January 1953 - Call to ban blood of jaundice victims 🔔

• Birmingham Daily Post - Wednesday 15 January 1964 - Man died after blood transfusion passed on virus 🔔

• Daily Mirror - Thursday 01 May 1969 - Blood may have killed girl hurt in blaze 🔔

1966

• The Guardian, May 25, 1966 - Drug could aid blood clotting
  

1971

• [USA] The Courier Waterloo, Iowa Tue, Mar 2, 1971 - AHG Offers Hope for Hemophiliacs

• [USA] Tallahassee Democrat Tallahassee, Florida Tue, Mar 2, 1971 - Discovery Helps Hemophiliacs

• [USA] The Bee Danville, Virginia Thu, Mar 4, 1971 - New Discovery Provides Hope for Hemophiliacs

• [USA] The Fresno Bee The Republican Fresno, California Sun, Mar 14, 1971 - Stanford Expert Finds Hemophilia Cure

1974

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Mon, Aug 26, 1974 - Hepatitis Risk in Prisoners Blood 🔔

1976

• [USA] The Tampa Tribune Tampa, Florida, United States of America Tue, Nov 16, 1976 - Five Indicted in Blood Center Investigation 🔔

• [USA] The Miami News Miami, Florida, United States of America Tue, Nov 16, 1976 - 5 charged in shipping contaminated blood 🔔

1977

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Mon, Jan 24, 1977 - Hepatitis could be caused by new viruses 🔔

1978

• The Tennessean Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States of America Fri, Jan 20, 1978 - Blood sales at Prison

1979

• The Observer London, Greater London, England Sun, Mar 04, 1979 - Hepatitis danger to dentists

• Newcastle Journal - Monday 07 July 1980 - Doctor attacks blood market profiteering

1981

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Sat, Jan 3, 1981 - The blood count that doesn't quite add-up 🔔

• [USA] Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States of America Mon, Aug 24, 1981 - Down-and-outers reap the profit in plasma, a few drops at a time

1982

• [USA] The Des Moines Register Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States of America Sun, Feb 28, 1982 - “street people” making twice a week donations

• [USA] Daily World Opelousas, Saint Landry, Louisiana, United States of America Wed, Jul 14, 1982 - “Gay Plague” said epidemic 🔺

• [USA] The Daily News Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States of America Thu, Jul 15, 1982 - “Gay Plague” is dubbed epidemic 🔺

• [AUSTRALIA] The Age Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Tue, Jul 20, 1982 - States warned of mystery killer disease

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Wed, Jul 21, 1982 - BPL Supplies down by a fifth

• [USA] Star Tribune Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States of America Wed, Jul 28, 1982 - 2 cases of mysterious disease found in state 🔺

• [USA] Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States of America Sun, Sep 12, 1982 - 10 prison inmates catch incurable disease affecting immune systems 🔺

• [USA] The Bismarck Tribune Bismarck, Burleigh, North Dakota, United States of America Sat, Oct 30, 1982 - Gays disease feared spreading 🔺

• The Observer London, Greater London, England Sun, Nov 14, 1982 - No defence against gay disease

• [USA] The Miami News Miami, Florida, United States of America Thu, Dec 02, 1982 - Virus believed cause of Gays disease 🔺

• [USA] The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America Sun, Dec 12, 1982 - Disease spreads through transfusions 🔺

• [USA] The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California, United States of America Fri, Dec 03, 1982 - Virus may cause Gay Disease 🔺

• The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America Sun, Dec 12, 1982 - Disease once limited to gay men spreads via blood transfusions 🔺

• [USA] Alabama Journal Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America Mon, Dec 13, 1982 - Strange new disease is possibly related to Blood Products 🔺

• [CANADA] The Ottawa Citizen Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Tue, Dec 21, 1982 - Mystery disease strike three ottawans 🔺

1983

• [USA] The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sun, Jan 9, 1983 - Responding to fears about blood supply 🔺

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• The Observer London, Greater London, England Sun, Jan 16, 1983 - Mystery Disease Threat

• [USA] Austin American-Statesman Austin, Texas, United States of America Wed, Feb 09, 1983 - Blood ban set for gay donors 🔺

• The Observer London, Greater London, England Sun, May 1, 1983 - The Epidemic Spreads

• The Observer London, Greater London, England Sun, May 1, 1983 - Killer disease alert over gay blood donors 🔺

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Mon, May 2, 1983 - US Blood Products face ban in AIDS scare 🔺

• [USA] Florida Today Cocoa, Florida Mon, May 2, 1983 - AIDS threat scares hemophiliacs from treatment 🔺

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Tue, May 03, 1983 - Extra £30m could have kept AIDS out

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Wed, May 4, 1983 - Why it is more blessed to give than to receive

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Wed, May 4, 1983 - Warning against AIDS 'panic'

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Fri, May 6, 1983 - AIDS-free blood centre 'starved by cash limit'

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Sat, May 7, 1983 - Doctor is accused

• The Observer London, Greater London, England Sun, May 8, 1983 - UK Finds an answer to blood threat 🔺

• The Observer London, Greater London, England Sun, May 22, 1983 - London Gay Plague alert

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Sat, May 28, 1983 - Officers accused of blood theft

• Belfast Telegraph - Friday 12 August 1983 - Gays asked not to give blood 🔺

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Mon, Aug 15, 1983 - Advice on AIDS angers gay pressure group

• The Morning Call Allentown, Pennsylvania Thu, Sep 1, 1983 - LV Hospitals unaffected by recall of blood factor

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Fri, Sep 02, 1983 - Blood donor move on AIDS 🔺

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Wed, Sep 28, 1983 - Aids damaged blood suspected in death 🔺

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Fri, Oct 14, 1983 - AIDS 'not imported in blood' 🔺

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Wed, Nov 2, 1983 - Each of these initial carriers may have passed on the disease to 100 others

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Wed, Nov 2, 1983 - The Lurking killer without a cure

• [USA] Daily Press Newport News, Virginia Fri, Dec 2, 1983 - More hemophiliacs get AIDS 🔺

• [USA] Pensacola News Journal Pensacola, Florida Sun, Dec 4, 1983 - 21 hemophiliacs suffer from AIDS 🔺

• The Guardian, Dec 9, 1983 - More cases of Aids

1984

• The Guardian, London, Greater London, England, Tue, Feb 21, 1984 - AIDS Takes US Path 🔺

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Tue, May 1, 1984 - Army doctors accused of plasma racket

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Wed, Jun 6, 1984 - Doctor denies payments were money for blood

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Thu, Jul 5, 1984 - Jury out in 'blood theft plot' trial

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Fri, Jul 6, 1984 - Artery of conspiracy

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Sat, Jul 7, 1984 - Consultant who masterminded blood racket gets 3 years

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Fri, Aug 31, 1984 - Study confirms fears on spread of AIDS

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Mon, Nov 19, 1984 - Haemophiliacs death from AIDS after transfusion ⬛

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Tue, Nov 20, 1984 - Gays run blood risk

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Thu, Nov 22, 1984 - Scientists win a battle over AIDS

• The Observer London, Greater London, England Sun, Nov 25, 1984 - Why AIDS battle is being lost

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Fri, Dec 21, 1984 - Four are infected by AIDS blood 🔺

1985

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Thu, Jan 31, 1985 - Overheated about Blood

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Fri, Mar 22, 1985 - The spread of AIDS blamed on blood trade 🔺

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Mon, Mar 25, 1985 - No check on blood despite AIDS fear 🔺

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Fri, Apr 19, 1985 - AIDS increase predicted

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Thu, Jul 4, 1985 - Clean Sweep

• [AUSTRALIA] The Age Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Mon, Jul 8, 1985 - AIDS study shows many Australian haemophiliacs infected by contaminated blood 🔺

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Tue, Jul 9, 1985 - Demand for AIDS test on all blood donors 🔺

• The Observer London, Greater London, England Sun, Aug 11, 1985 - Doctors warn Britain of AIDS epidemic

• The Observer London, Greater London, England Sun, Aug 25, 1985 - Universities cash in on Pioneer medical work

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Wed, Sep 18, 1985 - 50 pupils kept away over AIDS

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Thu, Sep 19, 1985 - Parents seek help to quell Aids panic

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Fri, Sep 20, 1985 - Parents profess no regrets on Aids disclosure

• The Observer London, Greater London, England Sun, Sep 22, 1985 - Urgent talks on AIDS scare in schools

1986

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Thu, Feb 13, 1986 - 2,000 haemophiliacs face new AIDS risk

• The Guardian, Jul 17, 1986 - Suspect Factor 8 recalled in Aids Alert

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Wed, Oct 8, 1986 - Haemophilia drug withdrawn after Aids cases

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Sat, Nov 8, 1986 - DHSS sued by patient who caught Aids virus ⚖

• The Observer London, Greater London, England Sun, Nov 9, 1986 - Keeping AIDS at bay

• Evening Herald (Dublin) - Wednesday 31 December 1986 - Irish Haemophiliacs hit by AIDS

1987

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Mon, Feb 16, 1987 - Currie on offending

• The Observer London, Greater London, England Sun, May 3, 1987 - Bank your own blood

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Fri, May 15, 1987 - AIDS cash blow to blood victims

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Mon, Jun 29, 1987 - Thatcher asked to end deadlock on funds for AIDS haemophiliacs

• The Guardian, Sep 12, 1987 - Minister denies blood shambles

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Thu, Sep 17, 1987 - Aids-infected haemophiliacs 'should receive compensation' ⚖

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Mon, Oct 12, 1987 - Plight of families held in Aids trap

1990

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Fri, May 4, 1990 - Haemophiliacs call for urgent Aids Inquiry

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Fri, Jul 13, 1990 - Wrong to throw precaution to the wind in the Aids debate

1991

• The Observer London, Greater London, England Sun, May 12, 1991 - MPs and Families step up pressure on Waldgreave

• [FRANCE]The Guardian London, Greater London, England Fri, Jun 7, 1991 - French 'sold AIDS infected blood'

1992

• [FRANCE]The Guardian London, Greater London, England Tue, Jun 23, 1992 - French doctors to go on trial in case of aids-infected blood ⚖

• [FRANCE]The Guardian London, Greater London, England Sat, Jul 25, 1992 - French AIDS blood scandal spreads

• [FRANCE]The Guardian London, Greater London, England Thu, Aug 6, 1992 - Cry for blood of Ministers in AIDS case ⚖

• The Guardian, Oct 22, 1992 - HIV boy sues over contaminated blood product

• [FRANCE]The Guardian London, Greater London, England Sat, Oct 24, 1992 - Blood stains french image of justice ⚖

• [FRANCE]The Guardian London, Greater London, England Fri, Nov 13, 1992 - Socialists rally around Fabius as right uses Aids blood scandal to attack

• [FRANCE]The Guardian London, Greater London, England Fri, Dec 11, 1992 - Senate vote excludes Fabius from Aids blood charges ⚖

• [FRANCE]The Guardian London, Greater London, England Fri, Dec 18, 1992 - Fabius offers to stand trial on Aids claim ⚖

• [FRANCE] The Guardian London, Greater London, England Sat, Dec 19, 1992 - Socialist anger forces Fabius into court for AIDS trial ⚖

1993

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Wed, Jul 14, 1993 - HIV blood doctor begins jail term ⚖

• [GERMANY] The Guardian London, Greater London, England Sat, Aug 14, 1993 - Tainted blood kills german haemophiliacs

• [GERMANY] The Guardian London, Greater London, England Thu, Oct 14, 1993 - Bonn scraps health agency involved in HIV Blood scandal

1994

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Thu, Jun 23, 1994 - No retrial for health officials in aids scandal ⚖

• [FRANCE] The Guardian London, Greater London, England Wed, Sep 21, 1994 - Fabius faces HIV blood charges ⚖

• [FRANCE] The Guardian London, Greater London, England Sat, Oct 1, 1994 - Fabius indicted in contaminated blood scandal ⚖

• Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Wednesday 16 November 1994 - No Compensation for Haemophiliacs infected with Hep C

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Thu, Nov 17, 1994 - Minister blocks Hepatitis payouts

1995

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Thu, Jan 12, 1995 - Hunt for 3,000 Blood Victims

• Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Wednesday 15 November 1995 - Hepatitis C Compensation Bid by Haemophiliacs

1996

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Mon, Oct 07, 1996 - Compensation claim by Haemophiliacs refused ⚖

1998

• [USA] The Daily Spectrum Saint George, Utah Thu, Oct 1, 1998 - The message did not get through

1999

• [FRANCE] The Guardian London, Greater London, England Sat, Feb 6, 1999 - French politicians on trial for mass AIDS infection

• [FRANCE] The Guardian London, Greater London, England Sat, Feb 6, 1999 - 'we see our members die, one after another, all we want is the truth'

• [FRANCE] The Guardian London, Greater London, England Wed, Feb 10, 1999 - Victims of AIDS scandal say trial is a sham ⚖

• [FRANCE] The Guardian London, Greater London, England Wed, Mar 10, 1999 - All go free in HIV blood trial ⚖