By 1957, scientists had a significantly more sophisticated understanding of influenza, worrying them that a pandemic similar ...

Vaccination rates were, however, only “moderate” – not because Americans saw vaccination as problematic, but because they did not see influenza as a threat. Nearly 40 years had dulled memories of the ...

The U.S. prioritized vaccinating military personnel over the public in 1957. Here, members of a West German Navy vessel hand ...