Science on the 12th of February 1941 in history

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12 Feb 1941 Albert Alexander	science	Albert Alexander (medicine) Reserve Constable Albert Alexander, a patient at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford, becomes the first person treated with penicillin intravenously, by Howard Florey’s team. He reacts positively but there is insufficient supply of the drug to reverse his terminal infection. A successful treatment is achieved during May.	0

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