1954: Polio Vaccine
1954: Polio vaccine was tested on one million children aged six to nine. In April 1955 the vaccine was deemed “safe and effective” by NIH; the vaccine was hailed as a medical triumph of the 20th century.
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1953–1954: Multi-Site NIH Cooperative Study of Premature Babies’ Survival
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1970–71: Birth of American Bioethics
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1969: San Antonio Contraceptive Study conducted on 70 poor Mexican-American women
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