1976 Swine Flu Incident
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11th - 12th Grade
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Coach Wolfe
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By Coach Wolfe
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The more you know about the past the better you can judge the future
Explain the danger that the Government said was imminent from the swine flu
Explain the mismanagement of the swine flu vaccine
Analyze the Government's public health response and the ultimate public health outcome from this response.
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Poll
In 1976 the US Government told Americans that their was a deadly strain of flu (swine flu) that was sweeping the world and this strain is similar to a previous flu that killed nearly 500,000 Americans. Luckily, the CDC had developed a vaccine specifically for this virus. Would you take it?
Yes, I would take the vaccine
No, I would not take the vaccine
I'm not sure
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Multiple Choice
How many Americans took the swine flu Vaccine?
46 million
14 million
100 million
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Multiple Choice
What happened to Judy Roberts after she took the Vaccine?
She lost her ability to hear
She went blind
She became paralyzed
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Open Ended
Why was the federal government sued for 3.5 billion dollars after 46 million people took the swine flu vaccine?
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Multiple Choice
Where were the first cases of swine flu?
Africa
Cuba
Fort Dix Military Base
Gibraltor
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Multiple Choice
How many people died from swine flu?
10,000
100,000
1
5 million
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Open Ended
What was strange about the governments use of the flu vaccine X53A?
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Open Ended
Was the government aware of possible neurological complications with the vaccine and did they inform the public?
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Multiple Choice
Which celebrity did the CDC say took that vaccine; that ended up not being true according to the interview in the video.
Mary Tyler Moore
Gerald Ford
Muhammad Ali
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Open Ended
Who do you think should be responsible for paying damages to the people possibly injured by the vaccine?
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Open Ended
What is the theme of the government run ads encouraging the uptake of the swine flu vaccine?
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Open Ended
In 3-5 sentences, explain what you know about the 1976 Swine Flu incident.
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