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      Swine flu pandemic

      Our heritage
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      Our heritage

      Fighting the flu: 18 pivotal moments in history that have brought us closer to a cure

      When it struck, the 1918 flu pandemic—one of the deadliest outbreaks on record—killed up to 50 million. As flu season begins, we look at how far we’ve come in fighting the viral infection, including promising work being done on a universal vaccine.