Families across the UK were treated in the NHS and thousands died and many others have had their lives shattered.
For those still alive, many aspects of their lives are changed forever. Transplants pending or done, cancer risks heightened and constant monitoring required.
"This disaster was not an accident"
"People put their faith in Doctors and in the Government to keep them safe, and their trust was betrayed."
"The NHS and successive Governments compounded the agony by refusing to accept that wrong had been done"
Claims made by people in authority were untrue.
Just a few quotes and findings announced yesterday by Sir Brian Langstaff. It was about the blood scandal of course.
But I was struck by parallels that I see with the management of Covid.