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Sheldon Emry The Great 1976 Swine-Flu Caper
Sheldon Emry The Great 1976 Swine-Flu Caper
GREAT 1976
SWINE-FLU
CAPER
DID THE U.S. GOVERNMENT DELIBERATELY INJECT DISEASE
TOXINS INTO THE BLOODSTREAM OF MILLIONS OF ELDERLY
AND ILL CITIZENS?
son rIn
spellheel1 seel1
hecause
",,,,~ ~",v"C".", ~Qu:{l~' After a mild spread of the disease during the
",'- 'S" ",,,,~ <5 ' U By PAUL SMALL spring and summer months, the 1918 influenza hit
humal1ity irIthe fall and winter like a giant, unseen_
virus that...!!2IJDal1¥.J!ffects opIjthawnay
scythe.
wipe out I I ns of people beginning next year.
Scientists or .de are rushing to find a IloNEBIJ.LION people fell ill- one of every three~
Vaccine to halt the possible outhreak. -So far they ~ m ffie world. Although governmen'f-'\
are unsuccessful. authorities worldwide played down the statistics"
The virus is very much like the Ol1ethat caused a it was-well known in medical circles that the
worldwide flu epidemic in.J3lL Twenty million epidemic ranked with the Black Plague of the •••..
Reop!. died. 600,000 of them in the U.S. Middle Ages as the wQrsf disease disa~r to ./
It is Jllllthe.2!!!!t. virus that has caused more hit mankind.
than Ij!!)Jl deaths in the U.S. during the past few Death and suffering in the U.S. was inunense,
monlliS. - but compared to other nations, America got off
The new virus, discovered in February at Fort rather easily.
Dix~ i$ called 'j}Vinevirus beeause it usually In Indllr,lor instance, 12,500.ooo~ople suc.
striKes only hogs. cwnlircr=One out of every 12. In the U.S., the
u.s. public health authorities have alerted the death rate' was one of 140.
World Health Organization to the danger. That In Eurape, ~ who had survived the
.;:"'lfel'li I'\~ ()r.d-I.,k. ., -~ '1- '7' \..\
group has ordered Its. laboratories all over the
;.vorld to be on the lookout for the virus.
murderous bloodbath of trench warfare for four
years died by tile thousands in military hospitals
X. C\ Q\)~ ill-equipped for the epidemic~ --~-...:..._-
Dear
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"\~ C\\"" ~_/ THE HUNT for a vaccine h~op priority. If an Most flu epidemic~~ early in~and
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outbreak comes, it probably will strike .Ilftl!in 1976.. suhside by spring. But kl er epidemics are not so
predictable. They can break out any time of year.
~,
Ann Lan d e r s • Drug manufacturers already were at work on
two types of flu vaccine w~en w.ord came from. the
THE DEADLIEST epidemics hit much harder \
at YOung adu~than normal outbreaks, whICh
.government about the sWine VIruS. The vaccmes "!lenerally take their biggest toll among ~
w~r.eeffective ag~inst the Hong Kong-type flu, but and old people. 1111918, the rate of flu among •
Facts On Swine Flu Shots Told not the new stram.
TheAjHdden appeara~of the ~~7 virus has
~peoPle
groups.
aged 20 to 40 was twice as high as in other
.
project because it believe~, shot. . cause<! a drastiC SWitching of pnonties. Health "If the swil1e flu should hit hard at this age
Dear Ann Landers: in preventive medicine. It IS strongly recom· offi.cials now must decide wh.ether. t~ pour allJ group-which is the'largestage group in the U.S. _
Please tell me (an'd There may be no e idemi mended that adults ~ver 18 available m~ney and reseB:rch l~to fmding a cure the result Cmdd be roNe than 300 000 dead and
millions of others) what bu lone s ou occur 1 get the regul.ar SWIne flu
this swine !Iu thing is all "00 ,,"He fAN and preventive for the swme vrrus-caused. n~. ,that's a conservatjve estjmate " said @ spokesman
about. I need some no,:,noo. C:EJjjd be devasiaung. In shots (~o ... ~ The wron can m:a death for ml1lions. for the Federal Center fpr. Disease Control in
sense answers to the follow- 1957-56, over 70.000 people J:rseyI76l. For the..lJ.i.gh;"" An ere are only a ew sort weeks Ie Ito eel e, Atlanta Ga.
ing questions: in the U.S~f the ASian fisk 0 ulatlOn those ov~r beca~ it :akesmany m?nths to make enOl1@. t\ltha:;gh there is no vaccine yet ready for S\Vine
Why is the U.S. govern- flll..- In 1968-69 the HOng 60 aVe c ro IC
'II" "0"" flu claimed 30 000 • heart dise»e, respIratory ~J!!;l:llle-to ward off an epidemic. , JflU, other medical advances since 1916 c~uld cut
ment spending $135 ml IOn ~lrv' es. ~ J.U:2,blems. dIabetes _ o.r the·death toll.
on a project when there is h
no evidence that there will -"TIie swine flu shots will • cancer pallents w o. are. In ~ :ruE s~ine. viru~ is. as ~ as some Existing flu vaccines might work in isolated
be a swine flu epidemic? be available by Oct. 1. treatment), a combInatIOn sCientists believe It to be, It aTreadymay beJ\ljl;. cases. Antibiotics might be of even more value.
When will the shots be Assistant HEW Secretary of the sWi~e lIu vacCIne and .!1!!l:.1.Oprevent an epidemic - even if a vaccine is '~
available to the public' Dr. Theodore Cooper esti- A-VictorIal75 IS recom- Toiiiid tomorrow. ANTffi
Is there a chance that a mates that the shots should mended. The 19~8 epidemic struck jus~ a~ Wo!Jd War 1 fluenza' but
person can get swine flu protect ahout 85 e cen of There is no reason wh a was commg to~ Many ViCtims m Europe eco . . s that result in a weaker
from the shot? t ose w 0 take them, (T e renant W? _ not ,died because their bodies already were weakel1ed physical condition iillowing swine flu to strike
Who should take the other 15 per cent should get a e the SWIneflu shot. . by the deprivations of war. harder
shol? Who should NOT take milder cases than if they
it? had no shot at all.)
It has been emphaSized
that the shot should NOT be ~
~tw!:',
t!!S' tor,_ians,are Dnti,'n,!IL,thp '!tgjpnjng af "It i~ a dangerous waiting game," said the
betweel1 the 1918 ~!denuc a..nd the)/< health spokesman. "You never can be sure about
Is the shot safe for preg- There is NO change that takeu by individuals who
curr"-Ot Sjfimti°R - influenza. New viTal strains are discovered all the
nanl women? a person will get the flu are allergiC to eggs (thIS 1ii1918, the killer of the disease was preceded by time.
How effective will the from the shot because the includes pregnant women).
shot be? yaccjoe is made of a killed The shots may be o?taIn- a milder epidemic such as the U.S. is experiel1cing "We can only hope that swine flu does not take
What are the possible virus. The only significant ed from your phySICIan, ~, hold. If it does, then we must hope that medical
side effects' 'Sideeffec~ MAYbe a sore who may charge for an THE NATIONAL INSIDER April11,1976 science can quickly find a way to combat it."
Where will the swine flu ;rrn anera fever. (The office visit but NOT for the
shots be given? government ran an experi- vaccine. (He gets it free
How much will they cost? ment on 6,000 volunteers. After Oct. I', phone your, THE ABOVE IS ONLY A TINY SA~1PLE
Are YOU going to have a Out of those who recelve~ local health department
swine flu shot' (the swine v.ccine, 1.9 per and askwhere and when the FOR OVER SIX MONTHS ALL OF AMERICA WAS DELUGED WITH
Thanks for your help. It's cent developed a fever that shots WIll beoHered m your DAILY NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, TELEVISION NEWS, RADIO SPOTS,
wonderful to have somebo- lasted about 24 hours or city. They WIll be free. FEATURE ARTICLES IN MAGAZINES, ETC" IN A PROPAGANDA
dy to turn to for reliable less.) Am! takIng the sWl~e flu EFFORT UNPARALLELD OUTSIDE OF RED COMMUNIST COUNTRIES.
information. - We Ap- Should children get the shot? You b~t 1 am .. 1 II be
preciate You In New York shot? The researchers are one of the fIrst 10 "pc the THEIR LIES WERE SO FRIGHTENING THAT MILLIONS LINED UP
still working on dosages for moment they are available. THE FIRST WEEK TO GET THE FLU SHOTS,
Dear N.Y.: The U.S. children under 18, EVEN WHEN PEOPLE BEGAN TO DIE, THE SCARE PROPAGANDA
government is spending However, those children Ann Landers,
P.T. Box 1400, Elgin, Ill.
STILL PROVED SO POWERFUL THAT THIRTY MILLION AMERICANS
$135million on the swine flU, who are inclined to get
--- - fevers should NOT get t~e 60120. GOT SHOTS AEIERTHEY KNEW SOME DIED FROM THE VACCINE,
AFTER THE PROGRAM WAS UNDER WAY} THEY SCARED THEM INTO THINKING THERE MIGHT NOT
BE ENOUGH VACCINE TO GO AROUND. FRIGHTENED PEOPLE LINED UP BY THE MILLIONS!!
BELOW ARE JUST TWO EXAMPLES OF THE "SCARCITY" PROPAGANDA USED ALL OVER THE U.S.