Lübeck disaster
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l-beck-disaster-237-9772974
title:
Lübeck disaster
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From 1929 to 1933, 251 infants in Lübeck, northern Germany, were given three doses of the oral BCG vaccine against tuberculosis, which was accidentally contaminated with the bacteria responsible for the disease. 173 later developed signs of the illness and 72 died.
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Medical negligence case in Weimar Germany
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCbeck_disaster
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2024-04-05T05:13:19Z
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