John Charles Cutler

The Ad Council and COVID Collaborative's "It's Up To You" Campaign Highlights Stories from Descendants of the U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee to Help Foster Confidence in the COVID-19 Vaccines

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Medical specialties, Medicine, Syphilis, Tuskegee University, Infectious diseases, Clinical trials, United States Public Health Service, Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Tuskegee, Alabama, Thomas Parran, John Charles Cutler

"The loving human beings involved in the U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee were our fathers, grandfathers, uncles and cousins.

Key Points: 
  • "The loving human beings involved in the U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee were our fathers, grandfathers, uncles and cousins.
  • The U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee was conducted from 1932 through 1972 by the United States government.
  • More than a hundred men died from syphilis or its complications by the end of the study.
  • Today, descendants of these men are working to reframe the narrative and build trust through public service and public health.