Baruch Blumberg, 85, Dies; Helped Make Hepatitis Vaccine

Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 17:30 in Health & Medicine

Dr. Blumberg’s work led to the discovery of the hepatitis B virus in 1967, the first test for hepatitis B in the blood supply and the development of the hepatitis B vaccine.

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