The History and Controversy of the DTP Vaccine

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The DTP vaccine was the most common vaccine in the world, but caused severe brain injury or death in one out of every 300 kids who got it
The vaccine was eventually discontinued in the US and Europe due to lawsuits but is still given to 161 million African children every year
Bill Gates claims publicly that the vaccine saved 30 million lives but a Danish study could not find evidence to support this
The Danish and West African study found no evidence of the vaccine saving lives in a nation called Kenny Basal

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