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i m kate bolduan. we want to welcome viewers in the united states and around the world. we re following the devastating impact of hurricane ian right now and some of the first pictures of the devastation and destruction left behind, here s a look in fort myers of the destruction there. new aerials just in here of the catastrophic damage across southwest florida, which took a direct hit from this storm. the storm surge and relentless rain really causing widespread damage that officials are already acknowledging will take a very long time to recover from. and it seems obvious when you see this kind of damage, bridges, roadways wiped out. the bridges, the only vehicle access to sanibel island and pine island are now impassable says the governor. entire sections of these bridges have been washed away essentially cutting off those barrier islands. in port charlotte, the monster winds blew the roof off the intensive care unit at a hospital and also flooded the er, just really ....
There are people still out there that have the virus that havent been picked up, up until now. And thats really quite shocking that theres people walking around, having had Blood Transfusions many years ago that have never actually had any treatment for the hep c and had they had treatment for the hep c, their prognosis would be hugely different. Maureen passed away in february with liver cancer five months after she was diagnosed with hep c and 47 years after she had the Blood Transfusion that infected her. Even though her medical records show she needed many Blood Transfusions in 1976 and had Hep C Symptoms since 2008, she wasnt tested for the virus. Her daughter victoria is furious. Why was there not a campaign on the tv . Posters in the doctors . You ....
Official documents also show government and nhs efforts to trace people who are most likely to have been infected were inadequate. Our Health Editor hugh pym has this report. In the 20 years before 1990, up to 27,000 people had transfusions with blood that was contaminated with the virus hepatitis c. A quick diagnosis and treatment can save lives, but transfusion cases are still coming forward. The hep c trust says two newly diagnosed people call their helpline every month. There are people still out there that have the virus that havent been picked up, up until now. And thats really quite shocking that theres people walking around, having had Blood Transfusions many years ago that have never actually had any treatment for the hep c and had they had treatment for the hep c, their prognosis would be hugely different. Maureen passed away in february with liver cancer five mo ....