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Veterans test positive for HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C

(KMOV) – Blood tests confirm that some veterans who received dental care at the

Cochran Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Midtown are infected with HIV,

Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.

While it is unclear if patients became infected due to dental equipment that was

not properly sterilized, Congress is still demanding answers, and so are

veterans.

Terri Odom is one of the two veterans who testified about the disturbing letter

she received telling her she might have been exposed to deadly viruses.

She told Congress that the letter was insensitive and no more serious than a

letter letting her know the parking lot is being repaved.

Earline , a former VA employee who broke her silence two weeks ago told

lawmakers she tried to alert higher-ups about sterilization problems. She says

that got her fired.

When the VA undersecretary said he would get Congress a full report documenting

problems by mid-August, Congress was not impressed.

Eventually the undersecretary put away his scripted remarks and said he was

embarrassed by the way this situation has been handled, and acknowledged

mistakes need to be corrected.

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Veterans test positive for HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C

(KMOV) – Blood tests confirm that some veterans who received dental care at the

Cochran Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Midtown are infected with HIV,

Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.

While it is unclear if patients became infected due to dental equipment that was

not properly sterilized, Congress is still demanding answers, and so are

veterans.

Terri Odom is one of the two veterans who testified about the disturbing letter

she received telling her she might have been exposed to deadly viruses.

She told Congress that the letter was insensitive and no more serious than a

letter letting her know the parking lot is being repaved.

Earline , a former VA employee who broke her silence two weeks ago told

lawmakers she tried to alert higher-ups about sterilization problems. She says

that got her fired.

When the VA undersecretary said he would get Congress a full report documenting

problems by mid-August, Congress was not impressed.

Eventually the undersecretary put away his scripted remarks and said he was

embarrassed by the way this situation has been handled, and acknowledged

mistakes need to be corrected.

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