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David Sencer

American health official

Died when: 86 years 173 days (1037 months)
Star Sign: Scorpio

 

David Sencer

David Judson Sencer (November 10, 1924 – May 2, 2011) was an American public health official who orchestrated the 1976 immunization program against swine flu.Between 1966 and 1977, he was the longest serving director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in this capacity, he did nothing to stop the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, in spite of ethical concerns raised internally.

From 1981 to 1986, he was Commissioner of Health of the City of New York.

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