The politics of blood: officials clash over replacing the Red Cross

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Canadian health ministers reportedly had a heated discussion on Jan 14, 1997, about whether or not to let the Canadian Red Cross Society continue to collect blood for another three years. Some ministers want to halt the Red Cross's involvement, due to its links with the tainted blood scandal.

Management, Social policy

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A feud at the Red Cross: confidential letters reveal a dispute about blood policy

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Canadian health ministers are considering a proposal to transfer control of the nation's blood supply from the scandal-plagued Canadian Red Cross Society to a new, nonprofit organization. The Red Cross faces numerous suits from those infected with HIV and hepatitis C during the 1980s.

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'Tis the season: winter brings a harsh dose of the flu

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Canadian health authorities say that a strain of influenza A called Wuhan flu has hit several regions of the country and is particularly widespread in southern Ontario. Flu shots give about a 70% immunity rate, but once a person comes down with the flu there is little doctors can do.

Care and treatment, Usage, Influenza vaccines, Influenza

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