Thalidomide: A forgotten history

The COVID-19 vaccine is coming… eventually. There is a push by Trump to get it out to the general public prior to the election no matter the cost… gee I wonder why? However, we have testing standards in place for a very good reason and while it can be medically necessary to provide promising medicine in a few select cases, this is not one of them. A history lesson is in order and like all history, we may be doomed to repeat it if we don’t learn from it.

September 2, 2020 | Categories: 365 Days of Academia - Year two | Tags: COVID19, FDA, food and drug administration, health, history, pregnancy, science, Thalidomide, vaccines | 5 Comments