The panic that followed couldn’t be measured. More unfortunate than the death of the infected was the added side effect of reanimation, it would be a decade before scientists were able to ascertain how that happened. Between 4 and 7 hours of receiving the shot roughly 95% succumbed to the active H1N1 virus in the vaccination. Within days the CDC knew something was wrong. Fights broke out in drugstores as fearful throngs tried their best to get one of the limited shots. People lined up for the shots, like they were waiting in line for concert tickets. Within days hundreds of thousands of vaccinations shipped across the US and the world. In an attempt at speed the virologists had made two mistakes, first they used a live virus and second they didn’t properly test for side effects. Pressure to come up with something had come from the highest office in the land.

It started in a lab at the CDC (Center for Disease Control), virologists were so relieved to finally have an effective vaccination against the virulent swine flu. National Enquirer – (Headlines December 7th) – The Dead Walk! New York Times – (Headlines November 3rd) – Swine flu claims latest victim – Vice President surrounded by family and friends at the end.īoston Globe – (Headlines November 28th) – Swine Flu Vaccinations Coming!īoston Herald – (Headlines December 6th) – Shots in Short Supply – Lines Long! New York Post (Headlines October 31st) – Beware! Children Carry Germs! – Halloween Canceled! The influenza pandemic of 2010, while not nearly as prolific as the one that raged in 1918 still has citizens around the world in a near state of panic. Reuters – Estimates say that nearly three thousand people nationwide, and fifteen thousand people worldwide have died of the H1N1 virus or Swine flu and nearly eighty thousand cases have been confirmed in hospitals and clinics across the United States and the world, the World Heath Organization reported.

A Plague Upon Your Family by Mark Tufo