In 1976, 45 million people received shots against the disease.?However, it was the vaccination that ended up doing more damage. Twelve people died and another 400 people were paralyzed after ...

Federal officials urged widespread vaccinations after swine flu broke out among soldiers at Fort Dix, New Jersey, killing one of the 14 diagnosed with the illness. But the program ...

Nationwide panic. Subtle symptoms. Comparisons to the 1918 flu epidemic. Not much has changed in 32 years. That’s the last time swine flu made headlines in the United States. In November 1976, people ...

Q:I was in the military in 1976 when we were required to get a swine-flu vaccine. But now I hear that there is a new swine-flu vaccine. If I was vaccinated back then, am I protected from the current ...

In February 1976, 19-year-old U.S. Army Pvt. David Lewis died at Fort Dix, New Jersey, from a respiratory illness. Testing revealed infection with a novel influenza strain similar to the 1918 Spanish ...