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While this is great and all, the comments indicate that tons of doses circulated the USA as samples. There are two people in the comments claiming to be survivo
by ficklepickle 6y ago
While this is great and all, the comments indicate that tons of doses circulated the USA as samples. There are two people in the comments claiming to be survivors from these samples.
If this is true, then the article is incorrect. It appears that Americans were just denied compensation because the drug wasn't approved.
I'm sure the harm would have been much greater had the FDA approved the medication. But it seems unfair to say they were no victims in the USA.
- xiphias2 6y agoThe article reports that there were victims. Are we reading the same article?
- potiuper 6y agoThe title of the page implies there were no victims; there was "A Generation of 'Thalidomide Babies'" in the U.S. even though greatly limited.
- dcminter 6y agoThe article itself states that samples were distributed and that "In the U.S., 17 cases of congenital deformities were reported"