In the late 1950s and early 1960s, more than 10,000 children in 46 countries were born with deformities such as phocomelia as a consequence of thalidomide use.
A finais da década de 1950 e inicios da de 1960 máis de 10.000 nenos en 46 países naceron con deformidades como a focomelia como consecuencia do uso da talidomida.