Optimum Publishing International is pleased to announce the publishing of Bad Blood, The Unspeakable Truth by author Vic Parsons; Bad Blood will be released in Canada and the United States.

In the biggest public health crisis in Canada, thousands died from tainted blood that to a large extent was supplied through the US state prison system with Arkansas having been singled out as one of the worst run blood collection systems. This tainted blood that came from HIP and HEP C infected patients would reak havoc around the world as unscrupulous corporations and government agencies were slow to react to a crisis in face of all the information supplied.

"We didn't realize that the same thing we thought was so great was going to take his life away."

Rita Marche

A Royal Commission the Krever inquiry spent over a year investigating and had many conclusions, but none led to criminal prosecutions, yet the scandal had over ten billion dollars in claims. Vic Parsons explores the many facets of what went wrong. How did two agencies, Canadian Red Cross and the Canadian Blood Agency after being provided with both scientific and committee recommendations on the suspension and recall of various blood products fail to act? The "science is inconclusive" said one key official. A decision that would cost thousands of additional lives.

Trials took place in 2007 for compensation. "The Crown sent a lot of good foot soldiers, but the defence sent generals."

—Mike McCarthy, 2018

Vic Parson's son was infected by HIV and Hepatitis C and is one of the few lucky ones who has survived both infections. Through his personal journey as a journalist, Vic brings these tragic stories to life and now some 25 years later we find many who were originally interviewed, now deceased. In this compelling new work that updates the stories and the facts also provides great insights into the positive actions taken that resulted in the disbanding of the CBA and replaced by an independent Agency, Canadian Blood Services.

This fast-paced and hard-hitting book will bring to life the characters and the decisions that were made during a time of crisis for the gay community and the stigma attached to having HIV. Something many hemophiliacs, as well as hospital patients, never told their families.

The book is now the subject of the 8-part Mini-Series will be airing on CBC in Canada(January 2019) and Sundance TV in the US. @unspeakablecbc

For the history and the answers get Bad Blood today.