James Harrison: Australian whose blood saved 2.4 million babies dies
a year ago by BrikoX to c/globalnews
Known as the 'man with the golden arm', James Harrison's blood contained a rare antibody that saved millions of lives.
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Yeah, they gave him a special exception for the usual 65 cutoff.
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