He contracted Hepatitis C in the eighties. The minister has said that we've produced no evidence or she has seen no evidence that any form of testing and therefore any protection against Hepatitis C was available before 1990. Health Minister Annette King wouldn't talk. Legal action from 270 victims prompted the payout offer but many have died waiting. Because this offer is only open to those who caught the disease from blood transfusions after 1990, it is unlikely to be accepted.
Sufferers say the contract states that unless everyone accepts the offer no one gets paid.
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