One serious thing to watch for. 1976, in the US, there was a Swine Flu outbreak at Fort Dix in New Jersey. It was feared it could replicate the Spanish Flu epidemic, and Ford decided to introduce a national vaccination program. 45 million people were vaccinated...
...But as the program was rolled out rumours began to circulate the vaccine posed a health risk. They were false. But given the vast number of people being vaccinated, several incidents were quickly seized upon. One patient was given the jab and dropped dead in the surgery...
...It had nothing to do with the vaccine. But then people began looking for other incidents. And they inevitably found them. Because the scale of the program was so vast. It was just coincidence. But it fuelled the myth the vaccine was dangerous...
...And in 1976 there was no major established Anti-Vaxer movement and no social media. So we need to be careful because I'm sure exactly the same - false - stories are going to start circulating when we begin our own vaccination program.
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