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RFK Jr. has suggested vaccines caused 1918 Spanish flu pandemic at least twice

For years, internet users have shared a rumor about U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely claiming that vaccines caused the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic known as the Spanish flu. One ... read more

Influenza Pandemics of 1918 and 2009

The 2009 influenza pandemic A(H1N1)pdm09 of swine origin and the continued circulation of highly pathogenic avian H5N1 strain in humans are stark reminders of the unpredictable nature of the influenza ... read more

Unusual climate conditions influenced WWI mortality and subsequent Spanish flu pandemic

Scientists have spotted a once-in-a-century climate anomaly during World War I that likely increased mortality during the war and the influenza pandemic in the years that followed. Well-documented ... read more

Did The 1918 Flu Come From Horses?

The 1918 influenza pandemic remains the deadliest in modern history, killing tens of millions — and leaving scientists with enduring questions about how it began. A century later, a virologist and ... read more

Q&A: Did horses help fuel the 1918 flu pandemic? Researchers say maybe

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. The 1918 influenza pandemic is one of the deadliest in ... read more

World Death Toll Of a Flu Pandemic Would Be 62 Million

An influenza pandemic of the type that ravaged the globe in 1918 and 1919 would kill about 62 million people today, with 96 percent of the deaths occurring in developing countries. That is the ... read more

Century-old pair of lungs stored in jar reveals how 1918 Spanish flu pandemic began

A pair of lungs preserved over a century ago from a deceased Spanish flu patient has helped unravel the genetic adaptations undergone by the virus to spread across Europe during the start of the 1918 ... read more

The 1918 Spanish flu virus has been reconstructed from 107-year-old lung

The preserved lung of an 18-year-old Swiss man has been used to create the full genome of the 1918 "Spanish flu," the first complete influenza A genome with a precise date from Europe. It offers new ... read more

RFK Jr. has suggested vaccines caused 1918 Spanish flu pandemic at least twice

Although researchers continue to debate the exact location where the pandemic began, there is no credible evidence that anything other than H1N1, a type of influenza A virus, was responsible for it. read more