The Story of the Flu Vaccine Healio Rheuminations

It's that time of year again, everyone rolling up their sleeves to get a flu shot. This episode dives into the history of the struggles pinning down the causative agent of flu and the journey to the vaccine!
·       Intro 0:12
·       In this episode 0:17
·       The history of the flu: 1892 3:10
·       Rabies and dead virus 10:52
·       A Sickness in the Serum, Part 2 14:31
·       Vaccines and trials 19:13
·       Pig influenza 23:21
·       Influenza: a filterable agent we can’t see 27:10
·       The trials of 1942 33:18
·       PS: 1918 influenza 39:13
·       Finding the 1918 influenza vaccine 39:54
·       Thanks for listening 47:54
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Tobin J. The first flu shot. https://heritage.umich.edu/stories/the-first-flu-shot/. Accessed December 6, 2023.