Health Coalition Welcomes Grifols Pause, Urges End of Plasma Contract
The Canadian Health Coalition welcomed Grifols’ temporary halt of its for-profit plasma collection clinics in Canada as of August 14, but urged Canadian Blood Services to end its agreement with Grifols. Health Canada accepted revised Grifols reports, shifting alleged incidents from 25 to six. Reports also cite Winnipeg donation-machine alerts before a donor’s death and call for a full investigation into deaths and compliance systems.