Health minister apologizes to victims for hepatitis C infections

Health minister apologizes to victims for hepatitis C infections

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe (C) meets with a group of people who were infected with hepatitis C through a tainted blood product, in Tokyo on Dec. 4. Masuzoe offered an apology to them for the first time for the government's inaction over the infections.

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