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That would most likely result in another blood contamination scandal similar to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_Economy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma
by solistice 12y ago
That would most likely result in another blood contamination scandal similar to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_Economy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_Economy] in Henan China, where blood was mixed in centrifuges to save cost, subsequently infecting large amounts of the affected population with HIV.
But i had that image in my head as well, a big dirty vat of blood somewhere in a dipilated factory building.
- Mandatum 12y agoWow.. That's pretty terrible. It seems countries import blood, I wonder what the price they pay for it is, or if there's such thing as "blood farms".. According to this article, Australia spent $31M in a single year on blood/plasma 'products': http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/australias-blood-bill-hits-31m/story-e6frf7kx-1226430355269 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/australias-blood-b... EDIT: It appears Pfizer and Baxter are the major suppliers to Australia.