US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs and luck. Can we do it again?
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Influenza Pandemics of 1918 and 2009
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Can US get lucky again with bird flu?
In recent months, Americans looking for eggs have faced empty shelves in their grocery stores. The escalating threat of avian ...
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US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs and luck. Can we do it again?
Hilleman was born a year after the notorious 1918 influenza pandemic swept the world, killing 20 million to 100 million people. By 1957, when Hilleman began worrying about the egg supply ...
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US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs and dumb luck – with a new strain spreading fast, will Americans get lucky again?
Hilleman, however, needed eggs not for his breakfast, but to make the vaccines that were key to stopping a potential influenza pandemic. Hilleman was born a year after the notorious 1918 influenza ...