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Asian Flu, 1957
Asian Flu, 1957
Vaccine being rushed by helicopter to parts of the U.S. hit hard by a 1957-1958 epidemic. The "Asian flu" killed an estimated 1 to 4 million people worldwide and as many as 70,000 in the United States.
Photo: Walter Sanders./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
Aug 01, 1957