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Infected blood scandal: Children were used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials (www.bbc.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I'm stunned. The eighties. Children. Jesus.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think it was Bayer who sent hiv infected products to Africa since they couldn't sell them in the US.

Ghoulish

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago

Oh, the Roundup and Zyklon people? Go figure.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

One was only an infant. What the ever-loving holy fuck.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Even the nineties and beyond, if you think of the vaccine-causing-autism to-do and mad cow disease.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Can you please point me to credible studies wrt that?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2323045/ "Wakefield admits fabricating events when he took children’s blood samples"

I suppose I wasn't clear, but I was referring to the fella who first came out and said the MMR vaccine was linked to autism, which was fraudulent of course and there's a good documentary about it, but I mentioned it specifically because he was taking children's blood unethically. Mad cow disease is less relevant but it's more broadly an example of unethical treatment leading to an epidemic.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Thank you! I thought you were claiming "vaccines cause autism and mad cow disease." If you can recall the title of the doc, please drop it, I'd love to see it, in due time.

Thanks again.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I did wonder what people were thinking I was saying, haha, but I accept I must've just written it clumsily.

Here's the documentary on youtube, it's actually a standout example of investigative journalism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UbL8opM6TM

And there's this youtube video essay based on it which sexes it up a bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BIcAZxFfrc

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's awesome, thanks! I may have time to see it shortly!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Enjoy!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Odds against anyone being criminally charged I'm guessing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

The majority of children involved are already dead now.