ta - it is 'prescribed' - and although thalidomide is available for certain conditions in america under Very strict regulation - thalidomide was not released in teh US at the time of teh birth defects - which occurred in Europe, predominantly.
the drug did not have FDA approval at that time.
What happened in the thalidomide tragedy?
Thalidomide was a widely used drug in the late 1950s and early 1960s for the treatment of nausea in pregnant women. It became apparent in the 1960s that thalidomide treatment
resulted in severe birth defects in thousands of patients.
Thalidomide: the tragedy of birth defects and the effective ...
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What happened in the thalidomide tragedy?
Were there any thalidomide patients in the US?
The official FDA count released in the 1960s was
seventeen thalidomide patients 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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalidomide
'r' - for a change - has a valid point.
Not saying there may not be vaccine complications or side effects down the line - however, usually when a medication enters wide-spread use in numbers of millions, side effects of very low incidence will show up - if severe.
Overall the wuhan virus vaccines released for use in America seem very safe.
Information from CDC site. cdc.gov