Podcasts History This Day in Esoteric Political History The President Who Cried Swine Flu (1976) w/ Jim Hamblin

The President Who Cried Swine Flu (1976) w/ Jim Hamblin

Published: Oct. 14, 2021, 11:56 a.m.

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It\\u2019s October 14th. This day in 1976, President Ford invited cameras into the White House as he got his vaccination for the influenza strain that was commonly referred to as \\u201cswine flu.\\u201d It was part of a big effort from the White House to avoid a health disaster \\u2014 a pandemic that never actually came to pass.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by Dr. James Hamblin to talk about the swine flu response, whether political factors played into the administration\\u2019s response, and the parallels to the current pandemic.

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Check out Jim\\u2019s new free newsletter \\u201cThe Body,\\u201d and his books \\u201cClean\\u201d and \\u201cIf Our Bodies Could Talk.\\u201d

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