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Preparing for a pandemic that never came ended up setting off another − how an accidental virus release triggered 1977’s ‘Russian flu’
By September 1976, New York State Health Department workers were unloading cartons of swine flu vaccine for distribution. AP Photo/Jim McKnight But that wasn’t the end of the story. As an ...
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Research Says 1976 Swine Flu Immunization Might Protect Against Pandemic H1N1 Virus
The 1976 'swine flu' shot has been linked to stronger immune response to 21st century pandemic flu in a new study. The 1976 'swine flu' shot has been linked to stronger immune response to 21st ...
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Preparing for a pandemic that never came ended up setting off another − how an accidental virus release triggered 1977’s ‘Russian flu’
Fears of a new H1N1 swine flu pandemic in 1976 in the United States had prompted a worldwide surge in research on H1N1 viruses and vaccines. An accidental release of one of these stored viruses ...