Posted on 10/25/2022 12:13:12 PM PDT by fwdude
The global pre-filled syringe market is set to expand by 12 percent annually over the next decade because of rising risk of HIV and hepatitis contraction through used needles.
Whether on accident or as a result of crime, the use of used syringes has added to the confirmed cases of HIV and hepatitis. For example, a doctor in Pakistan used HIV-infected needles on around 900 healthy children under 12, with hundreds becoming infected.
It is also estimated that nearly 385,000 health care workers accidentally re-use needles every year. [emphasis added]
(Excerpt) Read more at hivplusmag.com ...
And yet, the gafs are still demanding to donate blood.
China’s huge HIV spread in the 1990s came from blood/plasma -selling operations in the countryside, where needles were simply re-used hundreds of times
“It is also estimated that nearly 385,000 health care workers accidentally re-use needles every year.”
If you are ignoring basic safety procedures, then it’s not an accident at all.
“It is also estimated that nearly 385,000 health care workers accidentally re-use needles every year.”
Several years ago, a Doctor accidentally used the same needle on two hosts on a national morning show (NBC I think) on a segment of getting the flu shot.
The Doctor completely freaked-out after he realized what he had done.
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