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The Swine Flu Debacle of 1976
Forget Watergate.
The Swine Flu scare is a bigger scandal to come out of the 70's. Here's why.
Bait and switch is what the CDC pulled on 46 million Americans in 1976 during flu season.
The CDC, based on 1 flu death, declared a >
Forget Watergate.
The Swine Flu scare is a bigger scandal to come out of the 70's. Here's why.
Bait and switch is what the CDC pulled on 46 million Americans in 1976 during flu season.
The CDC, based on 1 flu death, declared a >
https://twitter.com/joshg99/status/1658421192326365185
public health "emergency" and initiated a nationwide π drive, a precursor to Operation Warp Speed.
They created a flu π which they safety tested but never used.
Instead, they gave the public a different large-scale batch, x53A, which was never safety tested. >
They created a flu π which they safety tested but never used.
Instead, they gave the public a different large-scale batch, x53A, which was never safety tested. >
Thousands became paralyzed with Guilliane Barre and many π.
This bait and switch became the basis for the largest class action lawsuit and medical malpractice settlement in U.S. history.
The government deliberately made it hard for citizens to seek redress and then dragged out >
This bait and switch became the basis for the largest class action lawsuit and medical malpractice settlement in U.S. history.
The government deliberately made it hard for citizens to seek redress and then dragged out >
compensating the injured, even after they were ordered to do so by the court.
Later they covered up the numbers of people harmed.
In this extraordinary piece of investigative journalism, Mike Wallace and 60 minutes get a top CDC official >
Later they covered up the numbers of people harmed.
In this extraordinary piece of investigative journalism, Mike Wallace and 60 minutes get a top CDC official >
to admit the agency's crime, and catch the Director,
Dr. David Sencer, in one of the most revealing lies captured on film.
The physical "tells" as he is grilled by Wallace are fascinating to watch. It's one of the most relevant
pieces of journalism in pubic health history. >
Dr. David Sencer, in one of the most revealing lies captured on film.
The physical "tells" as he is grilled by Wallace are fascinating to watch. It's one of the most relevant
pieces of journalism in pubic health history. >
Sharing this video in 2021 during #WarpedSpeed got my Twitter account locked for a week and later suspended. We'll see what happens this time. >
Sencer, then the longest serving CDC director, had weathered the Tuskegee Syphilis scandal four years earlier. Although concerns were raised, he continued government medical experimentation on poor African American men for years until the press uncovered the story. >
The subsequent π· flu scandal was one of the reasons Big Pharma petitioned President Reagan to indemnify all future π programs. He did so, and the π manufacturers went back to business. Over time the story was forgotten and people continued receiving flu shots. >
Dr. David Sencer went back to a cushy position as a Senior VP of medicine at a pharmaceutical company.
The best part of the story?
The CDC named their public health museum after him.
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The best part of the story?
The CDC named their public health museum after him.
cdc.gov/museum/index.hβ¦
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