It’s still Flu Season, be careful out there! Precautions against Influenza, 02/03/1920
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It’s still Flu Season, be careful out there!

Precautions against Influenza, 02/03/1920

Memorandum Regarding Sanitary Precautions, 09/12/1918From the General Correspondence file of the Portsmouth Navy Yard The 1918 Influenza Epidemic would kill more than World War I, and more than any other illness.  More at The Deadly Virus: The Influenza Epidemic of 1918
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Memorandum Regarding Sanitary Precautions, 09/12/1918

From the General Correspondence file of the Portsmouth Navy Yard

The 1918 Influenza Epidemic would kill more than World War I, and more than any other illness.  More at The Deadly Virus: The Influenza Epidemic of 1918

OurPresidents: President Ford receives a swine flu inoculation from his White House physician, Dr. William Lukash. October 14, 1976 in the White House doctor’s office.  Swine Flu Immunization Program of 1976 Are you getting a flu shot this year?
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OurPresidents:

President Ford receives a swine flu inoculation from his White House physician, Dr. William Lukash. October 14, 1976 in the White House doctor’s office. 

Swine Flu Immunization Program of 1976

Are you getting a flu shot this year?

“Nurse wearing a mask as protection against influenza. September 13, 1918.” The influenza epidemic of 1918 first emerged without warning in late spring of 1918, and was known as the “three-day fever.” Few deaths were reported and victims recovered after a few days. When the disease surfaced again that fall, it was far more severe. One fifth of the world’s population was attacked by this deadly virus. Within months, it had killed more people than any other illness in recorded history.
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“Nurse wearing a mask as protection against influenza. September 13, 1918.”

The influenza epidemic of 1918 first emerged without warning in late spring of 1918, and was known as the “three-day fever.” Few deaths were reported and victims recovered after a few days. When the disease surfaced again that fall, it was far more severe. One fifth of the world’s population was attacked by this deadly virus. Within months, it had killed more people than any other illness in recorded history.