Way back then, my husband and I agreed that one of us would get the swine flu vaccine. That way, if the swine flu killed one of us, our children would still have one parent. Similarly if the vaccine proved deadly. The federal government has tried to panic the nation several times about a pandemic since 1976. Until 2019, without success.
I remember the Bird Flu panic-attempt. There was footage of a CDC health official (wonder if it was fauci) almost enraged that the public wasn’t listening to them.
I recall Ebola, AIDS, SARS and I think I’ve forgotten some, but the annual flu vaccine attempts to convince us we’re toast without a vaccine count too.