In early February 1976 a young recruit at the large military base of Fort Dix, New Jersey,
died of acute viral pneumonia. The virus recovered was closely related to the swine …

Finding a human outbreak of influenza virus in an American military camp has led to
suggestions of widespread vaccination in an attempt to stop a possible pandemic. The short …

As has been previously reported [1], on February 13, 1976, the Center for Disease Control
(CDC) identified four isolates of influenza virus as new strains, similar to swine influenza …

The identification of four isolates from Fort Dix, NJ, as viruses antigenically similar to swine
influenza virus resulted in an extensive epidemio-logic study of the populations at this …

In one of his essays the late humorist, Robert Benchley, spoke of his diminishing confidence
during college that he could fill an inside straight in poker. The people who try to predict …

ON March 24, 1976 President Gerald Ford announced a $135 million program to immunize
every man, woman, and child in the United States against swine flu. From the outset, the …

The decision to undertake a nationwide program of vaccination against swine influenza
requires assessment of the status of immunity of those in various age groups in our …

Nineteen percent of the approximately 30,000 members of the Yale community aged 18
through 59 received swine influenza monovalent vaccine (A/New Jersey/1976) during the …

We read, with considerable interest, the editorial by Dr. Stephen Schoenbaum in the March
issue'in which he discussed factors related to the success, or lack of success, of the National …

The Natinhal Influenza Immunization Program for swine flu is an increasingly useful
example for illustrating the features and problems of immunization programs in general …