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In November 1976, fearing that an isolated outbreak of swine flu at an Army base in New Jersey could explode into a nationwide pandemic, Gene and Judi Roberts of Lakeland got inoculated with swine flu vaccine.
LAKELAND | In November 1976, fearing that an isolated outbreak of swine flu at an Army base in New Jersey could explode into a nationwide pandemic, Gene and Judi Roberts of Lakeland got inoculated with swine flu vaccine.
Tens of millions of other Americans followed suit at the urging of a television advertising campaign by the American government.
Three years later, the Robertses sat in their living room explaining to “60 Minutes” interviewer Mike Wallace how the flu shot nearly killed Judi Roberts, now 69.
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