Following the breaking news today that Baxter International, Inc. (a U.S. drug company) shipped live avian influenza in vaccine materials distributed to 18 countries, it's worth reviewing a bit of history about the 1918 influenza pandemic. This provides a picture of what might have happened if the bird flu viral strains had not been detected and halted. … Continue reading The 1918 Influenza Pandemic, Vaccines and Flu Shots
