Thousands of Brits may have undiagnosed hepatitis C & must get tested amid tainted blood scandal

THOUSANDS of Brits may have a “ticking timebomb” of undiagnosed hepatitis C and are being urged to get tested to ensure they have not been infected in the tainted blood scandal.

Campaigners say that every four days someone affected by the scandal dies.

Getty - ContributorAn estimated 30,000 patients could have received tainted blood infected with HIV or hepatitis between 1970 and 1991[/caption] Rachel Halford, CEO of the Hepatitis C Trust, called the news ‘gravely concerning’...