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Rubella vaccine pioneer Paul Parkman dies at 91 in New York
Paul D. Parkman, a scientist who helped identify rubella in the 1960s and co led the development of a vaccine, died May 7 at his Auburn home. He trained as a pediatrician, served at Walter Reed and NIH, and later led FDA’s Biologics Evaluation and Research Center. His work helped slash congenital rubella and enabled the MMR vaccine era. He was 91.
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