Skip to main content

Written question asked by Lord Clement-Jones (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 4 July 2003. It was answered by Lord Warner (Labour) on Friday, 4 July 2003.


Warner, Lord

Question
Why they are not funding a commercially available fresh frozen plasma which is treated in such a way that there is no risk of SARS, or other unknown, potentially fatal emerging (lipid-enveloped) viruses, being transmitted; and why they will not consider funding a pharmaceutically licensed, virally inactivated, pooled, fresh frozen plasma, which could eliminate the risk to patients of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) and the risk of infections such as HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. [HL 3488] [HL 3491].

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL 3488; 650 c151-2WA
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Contamination Blood Health hazards Disease control HIV/AIDS Hepatitis Safety Side effects Viral diseases SARS Blood transfusions Respiratory diseases