Wolf Szmuness ( March 12, 1919 – June 6, 1982 ) was a Polish-born epidemiologist who emigrated to and worked in the United States. He conducted research at the New York Blood Center and, from 1973, he was director of the Center's epidemiology laboratory. He designed and conducted the trials for the first vaccine to prove effective against hepatitis B.
Read more about Wolf Szmuness: European Beginnings, Emigration and Life in The United States, Hepatitis B, AIDS Conspiracy
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