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  2. Thalidomide scandal - Wikipedia

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    Feet of a baby born to a mother who had taken thalidomide while pregnant. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the use of thalidomide in 46 countries was prescribed to women who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant, and consequently resulted in the "biggest anthropogenic medical disaster ever," with more than 10,000 children born with a range of severe deformities, such as ...

  3. List of thalidomide side effects - Wikipedia

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    Adverse effects by frequency: [1] [2] Note that teratogenicity is not discussed here as it is not considered a side effect. For information regarding birth defects, see thalidomide .

  4. William McBride (doctor) - Wikipedia

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    McBride published a letter in The Lancet, in December 1961, noting a large number of birth defects in children of patients who were prescribed thalidomide, [9] after a midwife named Sister Pat Sparrow first suspected the drug was causing birth defects in the babies of patients under his care at Crown Street Women's Hospital in Sydney. [10]

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  6. Vaccines for Children Under 5 Could Be Available as Soon as ...

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    Today’s Top Story Vaccines for Children Under 5 Could be Available by End of June Pfizer says three doses of its COVID vaccine are more than 80% effective in kids under 5 The Food and Drug ...

  7. Childhood immunizations in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The vaccine also prevents almost all severe cases of the disease. About 25–30% of the people who develop chickenpox after vaccination will experience a case that is as severe as those of unvaccinated people. [42] Side effects of the vaccine can include: soreness, redness and/or rash at the injection site (1 in 5 children) fever (1 in 10 or fewer)

  8. Here’s when kids under 5 can start receiving their ... - AOL

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    Parents of children as young as 6 months can schedule COVID-19 vaccines for their eligible kids this week, the White House says. Here’s when kids under 5 can start receiving their COVID-19 shots ...

  9. Thalidomide - Wikipedia

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    Thalidomide, sold under the brand names Contergan and Thalomid among others, is an oral medication used to treat a number of cancers (e.g., multiple myeloma), graft-versus-host disease, and many skin disorders (e.g., complications of leprosy such as skin lesions).