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WONDER DRUG
by: Jennifer Vanderbes
THE SECRET HISTORY OF THALIDOMIDE IN AMERICA AND ITS HIDDEN VICTIMS
Detailing the previously unreported suspicions raised by the original FDA investigation.
How Many Thalidomide babies Were born in the US?
Every source from 1962 through 2019 has quoted an incorrect number of “thalidomide babies” born in the United States.
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- The official FDA count released in the 1960s was seventeen thalidomide babies born in the United States.
- Nine of them were born to mothers who took samples made by American drug companies.
- Eight other mothers said they obtained the drug in other countries.
- FDA records investigated by journalist Jennifer Vanderbes suggest that dozens of babies were never identified or officially counted.
- The official FDA count released in the 1960s was seventeen thalidomide babies born in the United States.
There were many more…
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Thalidomide in the USA: Seeking a Life of Dignity and Independence
A few of approximately 100 self-identified survivors we have located since 2016
Bonnie: born in Illinois in 1962
JoJo: born in New York in 1962
Jean: born in Ohio in 1962
Laura: born in California, 1958
Darren: born in Missouri in 1962
Steve: born in New Jersey, 1962
Gwen: born in Ohio in 1962
Burt: born in Wisconsin in 1957
Kim: born in Pennsylvania in 1959
Jan: born in Oklahoma in 1962
Tawana: born in North Carolina in 1963
Gianna: born on a US Military Base in 1962
John: born in Mississippi in 1959
Terrie: born in 1964
Bobbie:
Leslie: born in Maryland, 1959
Marta: born in New York in 1961
Randall: born on a US military base, Madrid, Spain, 1958
Robin: born in Oregon, 1965
Julie: born in California in 1957
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