Fear Porn and the Flu in Fifty-Seven

The interviewer appears to be playing up the reason for fear, while the doctors seem to be playing it down, and at the same time portraying medicine and vaccines as saviors.

The Silent Invader Westinghouse Broadcasting 1957.mp4

The Silent Invader (Westinghouse Broadcasting, 1957)

From the U.S. National Library of Medicine:

This film discusses how the United States is preparing for an outbreak of Asian influenza. Prominent physicians and the head of the US Public Health Service address types of influenza, the nature of the virus, mortality rates, spread patterns, vaccines, the physician's responsibility, and medical advice for people who fall ill.

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https://collections.nlm.nih.gov/catalog/nlm:nlmuid-8800017A-vid

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https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/collections/films.html

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